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parcours

American  
[par-koor] / parˈkur /

noun

French.
parcours plural
  1. parcourse.


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And stage 18 in particular seems like the perfect parcours for it.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2023

The parcours then flattens off until a sharp 500m uphill finish.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2021

A relatively flat parcours should bring the sprinters in to play for the first time in the Tour.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2021

Another set parcours took us into the Balkans, past the hulking concrete spacecraft of the Buzludzha, a derelict hilltop monument to the Bulgarian communist party much loved by urban explorers.

From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2019

The parcours is flat but with twists, turns and road furniture to test teams' togetherness.

From The Guardian • May 5, 2013

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