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Definition of parkour

parkour

/pɑːrˈkʊər/
par · kour
Past Simple:parkoured
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Past Participle:parkoured
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Present Participle:parkouring
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parkour Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

An athletic discipline and sport in which practitioners move rapidly through an urban or natural environment, negotiating obstacles by running, jumping, climbing, and vaulting without assistive equipment.

Example

"She began practicing parkour at the local recreation center to build her agility and upper-body strength."

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• verb

1

To move rapidly through an area by running, jumping, vaulting, and climbing over obstacles in the manner of the athletic discipline.

Example

"The stunt performer parkoured across the narrow rooftops during the opening scene of the film."

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• Rhymes for parkour

• Nearby Words

parking
parkland
parklike
parkour
parkway
parlance
parlay

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in late 20th-century France by David Belle and Hubert Koundé as a phonetic respelling of French parcours ('route, course'), shortened from parcours du combattant ('military obstacle course').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Parkour. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/parkour
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