orienteering

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noun

The act of racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass.

OriginSwedish orientering →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounorienteering (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehobbiesThe act of racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass.

Origin

  1. Swedishorientering
  2. Englishorienteering

Borrowed from Swedish orientering, from orientera (“orient, orientate”) + -ing.

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Translations

Arabic مِلَاحَة
  • مِلَاحَة (milāḥa)racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Bulgarian туристическо ориентиране
  • туристическо ориентиране (turističesko orientirane)racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Chinese 定向
  • 定向 (dìngxiàng)racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Czech orientační běh
  • orientační běhracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Danish orienteringsløb
  • orienteringsløbracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Dutch oriëntatieloop
  • oriëntatieloopracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Estonian orienteerumine
  • orienteerumineracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Finnish suunnistaminen, suunnistus
  • suunnistaminenracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
  • suunnistusracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
French course d'orientation
  • course d'orientationracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
German Orientierungslauf
  • Orientierungslaufracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Hungarian tájfutás, tájékozódási futás
  • tájfutásracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
  • tájékozódási futásracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Icelandic ratleikur
  • ratleikurracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Irish rianadóireacht
  • rianadóireachtracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Italian orientamento
  • orientamentoracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Latvian orientēšanās sports
  • orientēšanās sportsracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Māori awhe ararau
  • awhe ararauracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Norwegian Bokmål orientering
  • orienteringracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Portuguese orientação
  • orientaçãoracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Russian ориенти́рование
  • ориенти́рование (orijentírovanije)racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Slovak orientačný beh
  • orientačný behracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Spanish orientación
  • orientaciónracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Swedish orientering
  • orienteringracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Turkish oryantiring
  • oryantiringracing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
Cite this entry
APA

orienteering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orienteering

MLA

“orienteering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orienteering. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orienteering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orienteering.

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