ski lift

noun

a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

• Syn: ↑ski tow, ↑lift

• Derivationally related forms: ↑lift (for: ↑lift)

• Hypernyms: ↑conveyance, ↑transport

• Hyponyms: ↑chairlift, ↑chair lift, ↑rope tow, ↑surface lift

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noun

: a power-driven conveyor for transporting skiers or sightseers up a long slope or mountainside and consisting usually of a series of seats suspended from a motor-driven overhead endless cable

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a conveyance that carries skiers up the side of a slope, consisting typically of a series of chairs suspended from an endless cable driven by motors.

[1935-40]

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ski lift, ski tow noun

Devices for taking skiers uphill

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Main Entry: ↑ski

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ski lift UK US noun [countable] [singular ski lift plural ski lifts]

a machine that carries people to the top of a slope so they can ski down

Thesaurus: skiing and other sports taking place on snow_hyponym sports events and competitions_hyponym

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ski lift,

any one of various mechanisms for transporting skiers to the top of a slope, such as a chair running on a suspended cable: »

Liechtenstein has no ski lifts; the husky young Olympians must hike up the steep Alpine slopes on foot (Time).

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n. a system used to transport skiers up a slope to the top of a run, typically consisting of moving seats attached to an overhead cable

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noun, pl ⋯ lifts [count]

: a series of seats or handles that are attached to a moving cable and that are used to carry skiers up a mountain

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ˈski lift [ski lift ski lifts] noun

a machine for taking ↑skiers up a slope so that they can then ↑ski down