free running

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noun

another name for parkour

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Words nearby free running

free reaching, free recall, free rein, free ride, free rider, free running, free safety, free school, free-select, free sheet, freesia

British Dictionary definitions for free running (2 of 2)

free-running

adjective

(of a mechanism, material, etc) moving smoothly and uninterruptedly

electronics of or relating to a periodic signal that is not synchronized to a timing sourcefree-running interference produces moving patterns on a television screen

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How to use free running in a sentence

The white ranchmen in the valley were all fencing in their lands; no more free running of stock.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
But as I fish for sailfish with a free-running reel, of course I am exasperated when a kingfish takes hold.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
I was using light tackle, and of course trolling, with the reel free running, except for my thumb.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
On top of my mail next morning lay a small envelope, unstamped, and addressed to me in a free running hand.
The House of a Thousand Candles|Meredith Nicholson

This consists in using a free running wooden reel, and a light line, and throwing from the reel.
Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do|Anonymous