parkour

/pɑɹˈkoɹ/

UK: /pɑːˈkɔː/

parkour

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Definition

An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, flipping, and other similar physical movements.

Etymology

From French parkour, altered spelling of parcours (“course, route”).