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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
orienteering/ɔːriənˈtɪərɪŋ/

▶noun a competitive sport in which runners have to find their way across rough country with the aid of a map and compass.

– derivatives
orienteer noun & verb.

– origin 1940s: from Swed. orientering.

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