PISTE

piste

(noun) a ski run densely packed with snow

piste

(noun) a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

piste (plural pistes)

(skiing) A downhill trail.

(fencing) The field of play of a fencing match.

(archaic) The track left by somebody riding a horse.

Anagrams

• IP set, piets, septi-, spite, stipe

Source: Wiktionary


Piste, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. pisere, pinsere, pistum, to pound.] (Min.)

Definition: The track or tread a horseman makes upon the ground he goes over. Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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