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piste

/pɪst/

piste noun: a downhill trail.

piste: a downhill trail
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Noun

piste (plural pistes)

  1. A downhill trail.
    • They were skiing on the piste.
  2. The field of play of a fencing match.
  3. (archaic) The track left by somebody riding a horse.

piste meaning in Persian

piste in Persian

(skiing) a downhill trail
پیست pist

Forms of piste

pluralpistes

Origin of piste

Borrowed from French piste.

Words formed from piste

Phrases with piste

Words that rhyme with piste

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Questions about piste

What does piste mean?
Piste means a downhill trail.
What is piste in Persian?
Piste in Persian is پیست (pist). See Piste meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is piste?
Piste is a noun.
How do you pronounce piste?
Piste is pronounced /pɪst/.
What is the plural of piste?
The plural of piste is pistes.

Words near piste in the dictionary

  1. pistareen
  2. pistareens
  3. pistas
  4. pistazite
  5. pistazites
  6. piste
  7. pisted
  8. pisteology
  9. pisterine
  10. pisterines
  11. pistes

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