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piste definition

piste (pēst)

noun

a ski run of hard-packed snow

Etymology: Fr < It pista < pistare, to beat: see piston

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piste Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • groom: However there is some great cruising to be had on well groomed pistes.

Preposition: for

  • level: It will be ski-in ski-out, offering access to 260km of pistes for all levels of skiers.

Adjective modifier

  • well-groomed: Daisen ski resort has 26 slopes that stretch over nearly six miles of well-groomed pistes.

Modifies a noun

  • basher: We saw 7 piste bashers in line grooming at mid day, never seen that anywhere else.

Preposition: in

  • chopper: Others who are less prepared or dont have time, but who have loads of money, have gone off piste in choppers.
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