piste

[ peest ]

noun
  1. a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.

  2. (in fencing) a regulation-size strip, usually 2 meters wide and 14 meters long, on which fencers compete.

Origin of piste

1
1720–30; <French: animal track <Italian pista, pesta, noun derivative of pestare to pound, crush <Vulgar Latin, frequentative of Latin (n)sere;cf. pestle

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piste

/ (piːst) /


noun
  1. a trail, slope, or course for skiing

  2. a rectangular area for fencing bouts

Origin of piste

1
C18: via Old French from Old Italian pista, from pistare to tread down

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