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  • noun the exploration of man-made enviroments, especially urban structures

Etymologies

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Shortened from urban exploration.

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  • Urban exploration often shortened as urbex or UE is the examination of the normally unseen or off-limits parts of urban areas or industrial facilities.

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

  • Urban exploration often shortened as urbex or UE is the examination of the normally unseen or off-limits parts of urban areas or industrial facilities.

    Urbex 2008

  • I recall this being hailed as one of the nifty new futuristic features (you wouldn't have to get cold or wet walking across the tarmac onto your jumbo jet!). thanks for posting this, i love urbex sites.

    MetaFilter 2009

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