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piste

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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 (n)sere;cf. pestle
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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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