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单词 piste
释义

piste

[ peest ]
/ pist /

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.

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

Words nearby piste

piss-up, pissy, pistachio, pistachio green, pistareen, piste, pistil, pistillate, Pistoia, pistol, pistole
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Example sentences from the Web for piste

  • One just has to drive them in a straight line across the piste.

    Don Hale with the Flying Squadron|W. Crispin Sheppard
  • On our return to the piste, or flying field, we usually keep steadily at it until nearly dark.

    Don Hale with the Flying Squadron|W. Crispin Sheppard

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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