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wayfinding

alt. (context biology English) The ability of a person or animal to orientate itself and to navigate; the process used by a person or animal for orienting itself and navigating. n. (context biology English) The ability of a person or animal to orientate itself and to navigate; the process used by a person or animal for orienting itself and navigating.

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Wayfinding

Wayfinding encompasses all of the ways in which people (and animals) orient themselves in physical space and navigate from place to place.

Usage examples of "wayfinding".

I shall kindle them small and safe where there are none, for the wayfinding of those who come after: I will breathe on those fires about to die in dark places, and in passing, feed those that burn without harm to any.

Many boats had serpent heads carved at the prows, with white runes of steadiness and wayfinding painted on as eyes.