piste

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/pɪst//piːst/

noun

A downhill trail.

“They were skiing on the piste.”

OriginFrench piste →
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Meanings

nounpiste (plural pistes)

plural pistes

  1. hobbiesA downhill trail.

    They were skiing on the piste.

  2. fencingThe field of play of a fencing match.
  3. archaicThe track left by somebody riding a horse.

Origin

  1. Frenchpiste
  2. Frenchpiste
  3. Englishpiste

Borrowed from French piste.

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Translations

Bulgarian пи́ста
  • пи́ста (písta)(skiing) a downhill trail
Czech sjezdovka, planš
  • sjezdovka(skiing) a downhill trail
  • planš(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match
Danish pist
  • pist(skiing) a downhill trail
Finnish rinne, miekkailualue
  • rinne(skiing) a downhill trail
  • miekkailualue(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match
French planche, pista
  • planche(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match
  • pista(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match
German Piste, Planche
  • Piste(skiing) a downhill trail
  • Planche(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match
Greek πίστα
  • πίστα (písta)(skiing) a downhill trail
Hungarian sípálya, pást
  • sípálya(skiing) a downhill trail
  • pást(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match
Italian pista, pedana
  • pista(skiing) a downhill trail
  • pedana(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match
Persian پیست
  • پیست (pist)(skiing) a downhill trail
Portuguese pista, pista
  • pista(skiing) a downhill trail
  • pista(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match
Russian лы́жная тра́сса
  • лы́жная тра́сса (lýžnaja trássa)(skiing) a downhill trail
Spanish pista
  • pista(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match
Swedish pist, pist
  • pist(skiing) a downhill trail
  • pist(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with piste

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Sounds the same

pissed

Anagrams

spitestipepetis
Cite this entry
APA

piste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piste

MLA

“piste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piste. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piste,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piste.

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