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Parkour is really a practice of getting to know yourself, what you're able to do, what are your limits. As you train, you start knowing what you can do.
David Belle

Meaning of "parkour" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARKOUR

From French parcour, used by the creators of the activity to mean `obstacle course'.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PARKOUR

parkour  [ˈpɑːkˌɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARKOUR

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Parkour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARKOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Parkour

Parkour is a holistic training discipline using movement that developed from military obstacle course training. Practitioners aim to get from A to B in the most efficient way possible.They do this using only their bodies and their surroundings to propel themselves; furthermore, they try to maintain as much momentum as is possible in a safe manner. Parkour can include obstacle courses, running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, rolling, quadrupedal movement, and the like, depending on what movement is deemed most suitable for the given situation. Parkour is a non-competitive activity, which can be practiced alone or with others. It can be practiced in any location, but is usually practiced in urban spaces. Parkour involves seeing one's environment in a new way, and imagining the potentialities for movement around it. Developed in France, primarily by Raymond Belle, David Belle, and Sébastien Foucan during the late 1980s, Parkour became popular in the late 1990s and 2000s through films, documentaries, and advertisements featuring these practitioners and others.

Definition of parkour in the English dictionary

The definition of parkour in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARKOUR


Confiteor
kənˈfɪtɪˌɔː
easy-oar
ˈiːzɪˌɔː
excelsior
ɪkˈsɛlsɪˌɔː
fahlore
ˈfɑːlˌɔː
Gwalior
ˈɡwɑːlɪˌɔː
Melchior
ˈmɛlkɪˌɔː
octuor
ˈɒktjʊˌɔː
septuor
ˈseptjʊˌɔː
sextuor
ˈsɛkstjʊˌɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARKOUR

parking meter
parking offence
parking orbit
parking place
parking ticket
Parkinson´s
Parkinson´s disease
Parkinson´s law
Parkinson´s syndrome
parkinsonian
Parkinsonism
parkish
parkland
parkleaves
parklike
parkly
parkward
parkwards
parkway
parky

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARKOUR

amour
behaviour
colour
flour
four
glamour
guest of honour
happy hour
harbour
honour
hour
humour
labour
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pour
retour
sense of humour
sour
tour
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Synonyms and antonyms of parkour in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «parkour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARKOUR

Find out the translation of parkour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parkour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parkour» in English.

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跑酷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parkour
570 millions of speakers

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parkour
510 millions of speakers

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parkour
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الباركور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

паркур
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parkour
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পার্কার
260 millions of speakers

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parkour
220 millions of speakers

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Parkour
190 millions of speakers

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Parkour
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パルクール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파 쿠르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Parkour
85 millions of speakers
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Parkour
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாண்டோட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Parkour
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

parkour
70 millions of speakers

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parkour
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parkour
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

паркур
40 millions of speakers

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parkour
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

parkour
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

parkour
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

parkour
10 millions of speakers
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parkour
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parkour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARKOUR»

The term «parkour» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.455 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARKOUR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parkour

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3 QUOTES WITH «PARKOUR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word parkour.
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David Belle
Parkour is really a practice of getting to know yourself, what you're able to do, what are your limits. As you train, you start knowing what you can do.
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David Belle
Parkour is not just linear. There are moments that are intense and some that are lesser, so you have to move from one to another, and that becomes the musicality of parkour.
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Kelsey Chow
'Run' is exciting, about family secrets, the mystery surrounding them and the outdoor sport of parkour. The story itself is full of intrigue and action, but the parkour takes the story to another level. It was an absolutely incredible experience, working with experts from all over the country.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARKOUR»

Discover the use of parkour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parkour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Parkour and Freerunning Handbook
This essential handbook is the only guide the fledgling traceur will ever need to get jumping!
Dan Edwardes, Parkour Generations, 2009
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Parkour
Introduces the extreme sport parkour where the goal is to move over and around obstacles in an urban environment without stopping.
Dan Edwardes, 2009
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The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book: Discover your ...
In september 2009, American Parkour began a community effort to define Parkour. They invited the entire community to post their personal definition of Parkour. It was edited into the final version by a committee of American Parkour employees ...
Ilona E. Gerling, Alexander Pach, Jan Witfeld, 2013
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Ciné Parkour: A Cinematic and Theoretical Contribution to ...
It is the result of Julie Angel's six-year PhD film and research adventures into the exciting, challenging, fascinating and at times contradictory world of parkour.
Julie Angel, 2011
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Parkour: Parkour, Mirror's Edge, Jump, Free Running, Parkour ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, 2011
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The Parkour Code
The Parkour Code is a parkour based story for young teens. Xtreme PK Motion navigate urban landscape seeking adventure.*Parkour is the discipline of training the mind and body to overcome obstacles - over, under, and through.
Jay Francis Mistretta, Lulu.com, 2012
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The Parkour Legacy
The Parkour Legacy is a story for teens.
Jay Francis Mistretta, 2012
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GameAxis Unwired
But despite its origins in France, the urban acrobatic activity that is parkour has taken off far beyond the European continent, and is gaining speed among teens and young people everywhere. The basic aim of parkour is to move from one point ...
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Rhythms: Essays in French Literature, Thought and Culture
Sophie Fuggle Le Parkour: Reading or Writing the City? Over the past ten years, the activity referred to as 'le parkour' has grown from a little known underground movement to a highly respected discipline practised by thousands worldwide.
Elizabeth Lindley, Laura McMahon, 2008
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Deviance and Social Control in Sport
Specifically, we analyze Le Parkour as a deviant youth subculture and alternative sport culture. Le Parkour During the past two decades, cities such as Paris, London, New York, Copenhagen, and Toronto have become hotbeds for a form of ...
Michael Atkinson, Kevin Young, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARKOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parkour is used in the context of the following news items.
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Don't look down: Must-see parkour videos in Dubai
What's On has incredible videos of parkour enthusiasts in the UAE. Watch as these stuntmen scale buildings and skycrapers in Dubai. «What's On, Jul 15»
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Freerunning and parkour sessions come to Barry
A FREERUNNING and parkour taster session will run at Barry Leisure Centre on Wednesday, July 29 from 4-5.30pm. It will be open for those ... «Barry and District News, Jul 15»
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JUMP gives youth a voice
Run Free is a community arts project that uses the aesthetics and philosophies of Parkour (a style of free-running), along with physical theatre, ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
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The Mary Sue Dirty Bomb Class-Based First-Person Shooter Review …
If you have played Brink (the parkour of FPS shooters) before then you may have already found several similarities between Dirty Bomb and ... «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»
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Desire to grow food, not flowers, pulls millennials into garden
It isn't a coincidence that his children have become involved in any number of activities – soccer, swimming, rock-climbing, parkour (running ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
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British stuntman sets himself ablaze in this epic Parkour video
Walters, who is a stuntman, gymnast and Parkour athlete, dons a fire suit and then sets light to it, before flipping his way round his local woods. Crazy, yes - but it ... «JOE.co.uk, Jul 15»
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MediaCityUK parkour centre sees profits and member numbers rise
Evolve's new facility comprises 2,000 sq ft of space and houses all of its services, which includes personal training, trapeze and parkour, under ... «Bdaily, Jul 15»
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Folsom High graduates part owners of The Haven Parkour Gym
A year of planning and building led to the recent opening of The Haven, a 2,500-square foot parkour-based gym located off of Sunrise ... «Folsom Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Le Parkour Galactique
Connaissez-vous le Parkour ? Une discipline, aussi nommée "l'art du déplacement", qui consiste à utiliser le mobilier et l'environnement urbain ... «Swtor-Guide, Jul 15»
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SDCC 2015: Assassin's Creed Experience – Trying out the parkour
Just like last year's Comic-Con, Ubisoft decided to bring out their Ninja Warrior-esque Assassin's Creed parkour obstacle course that was ... «Nerd Reactor, Jul 15»

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