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rogaining

rogaining noun: a sport of long-distance cross-country navigation, involving both route planning and navigation between checkpoints using a variety of map types.

Noun

rogaining (uncountable)

  1. A sport of long-distance cross-country navigation, involving both route planning and navigation between checkpoints using a variety of map types.

Origin of rogaining

Derived from the first names of three of the founders: Rod Phillips, Gail Davis (née Phillips), and Neil Phillips, + -ing.

Questions about rogaining

What does rogaining mean?
Rogaining means a sport of long-distance cross-country navigation, involving both route planning and navigation between checkpoints using a variety of map types.
What part of speech is rogaining?
Rogaining is a noun.

Words near rogaining in the dictionary

  1. roflurane
  2. rog
  3. rogaine
  4. rogainer
  5. rogaines
  6. rogaining
  7. Rogala
  8. Rogaland
  9. Rogalas
  10. rogalik
  11. rogaliki

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