Definition of rogaining in English:

rogaining

nounˈrəʊɡeɪnɪŋ

mass nounAustralian, NZ

A competitive sport in which runners find their way across open country with a map and compass, similar to orienteering, but held over greater times and distances.
one feature of rogaining is the opportunity for night navigation
Example sentencesExamples
- Rogaining closely mimics the animal foraging problem of choosing which points to visit in what order.
- Officials have withdrawn rogaining from the list of interservice sports.
- The identified disciplines are mountain biking, sea kayaking and rogaining.
- For those unfamiliar with the sport of rogaining, it is a gruelling physical endurance event.
- A year later the Victorian Rogaining Association was formed.
- Their sport is rogaining - a somewhat shortened term for an endurance field navigation exercise covering up to 200 square kilometres.
- Teamwork and team strategy play a major role in rogaining.
- The soldiers first used rogaining as a means of training when they were both part of the now defunct Land Rescue Team at RAAF Base Richmond.
- Four members of the team have taken to the sport of rogaining.
- The rogaining event in New Zealand was held over 24 hours.

Origin

1970s: from a blend of parts of the names of Rod, Gail, and Neil Phillips, the game's inventors.

单词	rogaining
释义	Definition of rogaining in English: rogaining nounˈrəʊɡeɪnɪŋ mass nounAustralian, NZ A competitive sport in which runners find their way across open country with a map and compass, similar to orienteering, but held over greater times and distances. one feature of rogaining is the opportunity for night navigation Example sentencesExamples Rogaining closely mimics the animal foraging problem of choosing which points to visit in what order. Officials have withdrawn rogaining from the list of interservice sports. The identified disciplines are mountain biking, sea kayaking and rogaining. For those unfamiliar with the sport of rogaining, it is a gruelling physical endurance event. A year later the Victorian Rogaining Association was formed. Their sport is rogaining - a somewhat shortened term for an endurance field navigation exercise covering up to 200 square kilometres. Teamwork and team strategy play a major role in rogaining. The soldiers first used rogaining as a means of training when they were both part of the now defunct Land Rescue Team at RAAF Base Richmond. Four members of the team have taken to the sport of rogaining. The rogaining event in New Zealand was held over 24 hours. Origin 1970s: from a blend of parts of the names of Rod, Gail, and Neil Phillips, the game's inventors.
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