orienteer
Britishverb
noun
Example Sentences
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Italian orienteer Mattia Debertolis has died after collapsing during the World Games in China last week.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025
The trick," says a top American orienteer, Peter Gagarin, "is to balance between speed and accuracy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Indeed, a small error in compass reading can land an orienteer dozens of yards away from?and make him unable to spot?a plastic punch dangling from a tree.
From Time Magazine Archive
A fast runner might plot a lengthier indirect course over clear ground, whereas a canny, perhaps flabbier orienteer might take the shorter, riskier route of a direct bearing.
From Time Magazine Archive
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