- off-piste
-
off-piste (ôfʹpēstʹ, ŏfʹ-)
adj.
Existing or taking place on snow that has not been compacted into tracks:
off-piste skiing.
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
off-piste
Look at other dictionaries:
off-piste — adj [Date: 1900 2000; : French; Origin: piste (ski) track , from Old Italian pista, from pistare to press down with the feet ] not on the usual ↑ski slopes ▪ off piste skiing >off piste adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
off-piste — adjective off piste SKIING is not done on the marked PISTES (=tracks) but on fresh snow that has not been skied on … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
off-piste — offˈ piste adjective Of or relating to skiing on new snow surfaces, not on established tracks or runs • • • Main Entry: ↑off … Useful english dictionary
off-piste — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB Skiing ▪ away from prepared ski runs … English terms dictionary
off-piste — adjective Of snow that has not been compacted by overuse; tends to be more exciting but less regulated and more dangerous. We are skiing off piste this morning … Wiktionary
off-piste — adj. Off piste is used with these nouns: ↑skiing … Collocations dictionary
off-piste — UK / US adjective off piste skiing is not done on the marked pistes (= tracks) but on fresh snow that has not been skied on … English dictionary
off-piste — adjective & adverb Skiing away from prepared ski runs … English new terms dictionary
Chalet Off-Piste Type 1 — (Ле Кош,Франция) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: 73210 Ле Кош, Фр … Каталог отелей
piste — [pi:st] n BrE a snow covered slope which has been prepared for people to ↑ski down →↑off piste … Dictionary of contemporary English
