a competitive sport, originating in Sweden, that tests the skills of map reading and cross-country running, in which competitors race through an unknown area to find various checkpoints by using only a compass and topographical map, the winner being the finisher with the lowest elapsed time.
Origin of orienteering
alteration of Swedishorientering (conformed to -eer), equivalent to orienter(a) orient (v.) + -ing-ing1
