How to pronounce orienteering
American English pronunciation
or-ee-un-TEER-ing
- IPA
- /ˌɔɹi.ənˈtɪɹɪŋ/
- Syllables
- or · ee · un · TEER · ing (5 syllables, stress on the 4th)
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What orienteering means
A sport of finding your way across wild land with a map and compass
In a sentence: In orienteering, Maya used her compass to reach every checkpoint first.
Where it comes from: Borrowed from Swedish orientering, from orientera, "to orient."
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