piste

Definitions of piste
  1. noun
    a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land
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    surface pavée
    a level horizontal surface covered with paving material
  2. noun
    facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
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    parcours de golf
    course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf
    circuit, hippodrome
    a course over which races are run
    piste cendrée
    a racetrack paved with fine cinders
    circuit
    a racetrack for automobile races
    circuit
    a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles
    type of:
    installation
    a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
  3. noun
    a course over which races are run
    synonyms: circuit, hippodrome
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    piste cendrée
    a racetrack paved with fine cinders
    circuit
    a racetrack for automobile races
    circuit
    a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles
  4. noun
    the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
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    couloir aérien
    a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
  5. noun
    (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
    synonyms: voie
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    route, voie
    an established line of travel or access
  6. noun
    a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
    synonyms: sentier battu
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    sentier
    any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
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