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urban explorer

urban explorer noun: 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.

Noun

urban explorer (plural urban explorers)

  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 of urban explorer

pluralurban explorers

Questions about urban explorer

What does urban explorer mean?
Urban explorer means 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.
What part of speech is urban explorer?
Urban explorer is a noun.
What is the plural of urban explorer?
The plural of urban explorer is urban explorers.

Words near urban explorer in the dictionary

  1. urban district
  2. urban districts
  3. urban dweller
  4. urban dwellers
  5. urban exploration
  6. urban explorer
  7. urban explorers
  8. urban fabric
  9. urban fabrics
  10. urban fantasies
  11. urban fantasy

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