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(pēst)

noun

a ski run of hard-packed snow

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

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noun

A ski trail densely packed with snow.
An unpaved trail or path, especially in mountainous terrain.

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Origin: French

Origin: , from Italian pista

Origin: , from obsolete pistare, to trample down

Origin: , variant of pestare; see piston

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