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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

urban explorer en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A person who explores restricted urban areas such as abandonments, tunnels, roofs, construction sites, etc. Certain non-urban sites can also count, such as mines, quarries, and grain/missile silos.
    • Ms. Passer, the friend of Ms Timofeyeva, said that she could understand why “somebody who has never heard of urban explorers would be suspicious” when Russians armed with cameras and drones got caught sneaking into a military site. 2023 March 3, Andrew Higgins, “They Sneaked Into a Derelict Arms Plant: Instagrammers or Spies?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

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urban explorers Number=Plur lexicographic

Hyponyms

rooftopper

Relateds

urbex