"piste" meaning in English

See piste in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɪst/, /piːst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-piste.wav Forms: pistes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪst, -iːst Etymology: From French piste. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peys-}}, {{bor|en|fr|piste}} French piste Head templates: {{en-noun}} piste (plural pistes)
  1. (skiing) A downhill trail. Categories (topical): Skiing Translations ((skiing) a downhill trail): пи́ста (písta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), sjezdovka [feminine] (Czech), pist [common-gender] (Danish), rinne (Finnish), Piste [feminine] (German), πίστα (písta) [feminine] (Greek), sípálya (Hungarian), pista [masculine] (Italian), پیست (pist) (Persian), pista [feminine] (Portuguese), лы́жная тра́сса (lýžnaja trássa) [feminine] (Russian), pist [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-piste-en-noun-B-A5nmWx Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports Disambiguation of '(skiing) a downhill trail': 93 5 2
  2. (fencing) The field of play of a fencing match. Categories (topical): Fencing Translations ((fencing) the field of play of a fencing match): planš [feminine] (Czech), miekkailualue (Finnish), planche [feminine] (French), pista [feminine] (French), Planche [feminine] (German), pást (Hungarian), pedana [feminine] (Italian), pista [feminine] (Portuguese), pista [feminine] (Spanish), pist [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-piste-en-noun-hPSJl-kr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 70 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 67 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 36 53 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 58 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 23 67 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 58 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 58 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 61 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 30 60 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 57 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 28 64 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 27 54 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 58 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 64 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 68 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 29 59 12 Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war Disambiguation of '(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match': 8 90 1
  3. (archaic) The track left by somebody riding a horse. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-piste-en-noun-0NaJfOxO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: off-piste

Inflected forms

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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match",
      "word": "pást"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pedana"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pista"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pista"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(fencing) the field of play of a fencing match",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "pist"
    }
  ],
  "word": "piste"
}

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