See Also: piste(medicine)
piste(dictionary)
off-piste(dictionary)
piste(dictionary)
Off-Piste - Skiing(gambling)
Piste - Skiing(gambling)
Metallic Piste - Fencing(gambling)

piste (iou)



piste noun. [pi:st] E18.
[French = track from Latin pista (sc. via) beaten track from fem. pa. pple of pinsere pound, stamp.]
1. A trail or track beaten by a horse or other animal; the track of a racecourse or training ground. E18.
2. The specially marked-out rectangular playing area in fencing. E20.
3. A specially prepared or marked slope or trail of compacted snow used as a ski-run. E20.
Comb.: piste-basher colloq. (a) a machine which compacts and levels the snow on ski runs; (b) a person who enjoys skiing on pistes.
pisteur noun a person employed to prepare the snow on a skiing piste M20.