piste
Americannoun
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a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
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(in fencing) a regulation-size strip, usually 2 meters wide and 14 meters long, on which fencers compete.
noun
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a trail, slope, or course for skiing
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a rectangular area for fencing bouts
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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Joseph Dieu Faite, 56, a blind leader of the displaced residents of La Piste looks toward the horizon with eyes wide open, as if he were seeing a monster.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2021
She shares a cramped school with 315 families from La Piste, living in despair.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2021
The world series event, for surfers under 16 years, will be held from Tuesday 2 August to Sunday 7 August at the famous beachbreak of La Piste.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Quiksilver King of The Groms is live webcast on: www.quiksilver.com/groms Check-in for surfers and crew at 8 AM GMT +2 tomorrow morning on Capbreton's famous beach-break, la Piste, France.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was particularly interested in a machine that had just risen from the "Grande Piste."
From Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)
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