parkour

[ pahr-koor, -kawr, -kohr ]

noun

1. 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.

parkour

/ ˈpɑːkˌɔː /

noun

1. the sport or activity of running through urban areas while performing various gymnastic manoeuvres over or on man-made obstacles such as walls and buildings Also calledfree running

Word History and Origins

Origin of parkour¹

2000-05; alteration of French parcours course, route < Medieval Latin percursus < Latin percurrere to run through < per- through + currere to run

Word History and Origins

Origin of parkour¹

C20: from French parcour , used by the creators of the activity to mean `obstacle course'

Example Sentences

As well as live music, there are dozens of events, including parkour, football, arts and crafts, and yoga.

From BBC

And then he does a bunch of parkour moves.

From New York Times

"We've seen the likes of parkour and more urban based sports, like skateboarding, being accepted and brought into the Olympics - so this has aligned well with that and we were pleased to avail of it," he said.

From BBC

Before working in film, Jenkin was accomplished in parkour.

From Seattle Times

The aspiring shaman has some nifty parkour skills as well as sun and moon masks, which allow him to, respectively, launch spears and manipulate time as he fights evil spirits.

From Seattle Times