orienteering

noun [U]

/ˌɔː.ri.ənˈtɪə.rɪŋ/

/ˌɔːr.i.enˈtɪr.ɪŋ/

Definition

› an activity in which you have to find your way to somewhere on foot as quickly as possible by using a map and a compassHiking and orienteering

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