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parkour
[ pahr-koor, -kawr, -kohr ]
/ pɑrˈkʊər, -ˈkɔr, -ˈkoʊr /
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noun
the sport of moving along a route, typically in a city, trying to get around or through various obstacles in the quickest and most efficient manner possible, as by jumping, climbing, or running: his amazing parkour skills.
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Origin of parkour
2000-05; alteration of French parcours course, route <Medieval Latin percursus <Latin percurrere to run through <per- through + currere to run
Words nearby parkour
Parkinson's syndrome, park keeper, parkland, parklet, Parkman, parkour, Park Range, Park Ridge, Parks, park savanna, Parks, Rosa
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British Dictionary definitions for parkour
parkour
/ (ˈpɑːkˌɔː) /
noun
the sport or activity of running through urban areas while performing various gymnastic manoeuvres over or on man-made obstacles such as walls and buildingsAlso called: free running
Word Origin for parkour
C20: from French parcour, used by the creators of the activity to mean `obstacle course'
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