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.

Origin of parkour

1
2000-05; alteration of French parcours course, route <Medieval Latin percursus <Latin percurrere to run through <per- through + currere to run

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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 called: free running

Origin of parkour

1
C20: from French parcour, used by the creators of the activity to mean `obstacle course'

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