parkour

[ pahr-koor, -kawr, -kohr ]

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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.

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 buildings Also calledfree running

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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