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orienteering

orienteering noun: the act of racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass.

Noun

orienteering (uncountable)

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

orienteering meaning in Arabic

orienteering in Arabic

racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass
مِلَاحَة milāḥa

Origin of orienteering

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

Words formed from orienteering

Questions about orienteering

What does orienteering mean?
Orienteering means the act of racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass.
What is orienteering in Arabic?
Orienteering in Arabic is مِلَاحَة (milāḥa). See Orienteering meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is orienteering?
Orienteering is a noun.

Words near orienteering in the dictionary

  1. orientee
  2. orienteer
  3. orienteered
  4. orienteerer
  5. orienteerers
  6. orienteering
  7. orienteers
  8. orientees
  9. orienter
  10. orienters
  11. orientifold

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