Used in a Sentence

piste

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for piste.

Editorial note

The problem is when individuals decide to go off piste and do their own thing.

Examples17
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(skiing) A downhill trail.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of piste gathered in one view.

noun

(skiing) A downhill trail.

noun

(fencing) The field of play of a fencing match.

noun

(archaic) The track left by somebody riding a horse.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for piste.

noun

(skiing) A downhill trail.

noun

(fencing) The field of play of a fencing match.

noun

(archaic) The track left by somebody riding a horse.

Example sentences

1

The problem is when individuals decide to go off piste and do their own thing.

2

When going down a piste, the side to side motion is to simulate the skiing motion.

3

It also appears that many of the longer runs end early instead of going the full length of the piste.

4

Apart from some performance and usability issues this is one of the better piste visualisations I have seen.

5

There's probably nothing wrong with it per-se, but you've instantly alienated a significant non-technical audience by going off-piste with your cross-platform design.

6

You're absolutely right - I get a kind of rush from coding that's similar to skiing off-piste.

7

I think that off-piste skiing shares the same immersive flow-like experience whilst also being a physical activity.

8

Skiing: Putting a camera on a tripod, unattended, on the piste?

9

Especially if it's off-piste but an area that you're familiar with.

10

Examples you describe are OK, but better use cases for me are - being able to climb that mountain (or just hike it), full day of of-piste skiing (its damn hard on quads) etc.

11

For example: villages, roads (only those open in winter), restaurants and piste facilities, but most of all: accommodations.

12

If so, how can you expect your distribution's developers to support you going off-piste in a way that they never claimed to support in the first place?

Quote examples

1

Recently this has had an interesting side-effect where some rebels are intentionally making decisions "off piste" for the avoidance of prolonged discussions.

2

Piste is a word meaning "ski run" or "ski slope"

3

> On vous met sur la piste… regardez du côté du Guide du voyageur galactique "Don't Panic" would certainly be an appropriate slogan for a school like this.

Proper noun examples

1

Piste Maps are a massive distortion of reality to the extent that you sometimes aren't sure which direction you're meant to go down the run.

2

I did the Piste:Rochette run, if that helps.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use piste in a sentence?

The problem is when individuals decide to go off piste and do their own thing.

What does piste mean?

(skiing) A downhill trail.

What part of speech is piste?

piste is commonly used as noun.