noun
parkour
pah-KOOR
Parkour (noun) means an athletic discipline of moving efficiently through an environment using running, jumping, vaulting, and climbing. Example: “He trained for years to master parkour moves over walls and railings.”
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An athletic discipline of moving efficiently through an environment using running, jumping, vaulting, and climbing.
"He trained for years to master parkour moves over walls and railings."
"On Astypalea, the possibilities for parkour routines are endless, as illustrated by the variety of tricks each athlete unveiled at Art of Motion."
— Issy Ronald, Meet the parkour athletes defying fear and gravity at Red Bull Art of Motion (2022)
How to use parkour
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe sport of getting from one place to another by vaulting, jumping, and climbing over obstacles as smoothly as possible.
Common pairings
practice parkour
parkour move
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Word forms
- Third person singular
- parkours
- Past tense
- parkoured
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He trained for years to master _____ moves over walls and railings.
Etymology
Borrowed from French parkour, an altered spelling of parcours, "course, route."
Rhymes for parkour
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What does “parkour” mean?
The word “parkour” means an athletic discipline of moving efficiently through an environment using running, jumping, vaulting, and climbing. In plain terms, the sport of getting from one place to another by vaulting, jumping, and climbing over obstacles as smoothly as possible.
How do you pronounce “parkour”?
“Parkour” is pronounced pah-KOOR (/pɑɹˈkʊɹ/ in IPA).
How do you use “parkour” in a sentence?
Here is “parkour” used in a sentence: “He trained for years to master parkour moves over walls and railings.”
What part of speech is “parkour”?
“Parkour” is a noun.
Where does the word “parkour” come from?
The word “parkour” comes from French. Borrowed from French parkour, an altered spelling of parcours, "course, route.".
