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piste
[ peest ]
/ pist /
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noun
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
(in fencing) a regulation-size strip, usually 2 meters wide and 14 meters long, on which fencers compete.
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Origin of piste
1720–30; <French: animal track <Italian pista, pesta, noun derivative of pestare to pound, crush <Vulgar Latin, frequentative of Latin pī(n)sere;cf. pestle
Words nearby piste
piss-up, pissy, pistachio, pistachio green, pistareen, piste, pistil, pistillate, Pistoia, pistol, pistole
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British Dictionary definitions for piste
piste
/ (piːst) /
noun
a trail, slope, or course for skiing
a rectangular area for fencing bouts
Word Origin for piste
C18: via Old French from Old Italian pista, from pistare to tread down
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