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PISTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does piste mean?
• PISTE (noun)
The noun PISTE has 2 senses:
1. a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts
2. a ski run densely packed with snow
Familiarity information: PISTE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A flat rectangular area for fencing bouts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("piste" is a kind of...):
court (a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played)
Domain category:
fencing (the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A ski run densely packed with snow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("piste" is a kind of...):
ski run; ski trail (trail or slope prepared for skiing)
Domain category:
skiing (a sport in which participants must travel on skis)
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