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Orienteering

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

nounCommon term

In sports & fitness, orienteering means: A sport in which competitors use a map, often with a compass, to find checkpoints along a route.

In Turkish: oryantiring, yön bulma sporu

How it is used

Clubs use orienteering when discussing navigation courses and checkpoints.

Example sentences

  1. A wrong turn cost her several minutes in the orienteering race.

    Navigation errors affect the result as well as running speed.

  2. Our orienteering lesson began with reading map symbols.

    Map-reading is taught before following a course.

Common collocations

  • orienteering course
  • orienteering map
  • individual sportA sport in which one athlete mainly competes alone, even if coaches or support staff help with training and preparation.
  • enduranceThe ability to keep up physical effort for a long time without tiring, important in sports like running, cycling, swimming and rowing.

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