T-bar

noun

A type of ski lift where skiers/snowboarders are dragged up the ski run while they slide along on their skis/snowboards on the slope. They hang onto a T-shaped bar, a crossbar handle and a lead shaft linking to the drive cable.

Similar
T-bar liftAlpine lift

Meanings

nounT-bar (plural T-bars)

plural T-bars

  1. hobbiesA type of ski lift where skiers/snowboarders are dragged up the ski run while they slide along on their skis/snowboards on the slope. They hang onto a T-shaped bar, a crossbar handle and a lead shaft linking to the drive cable.
  2. automotiveA T-top.
  3. A girl's shoe resembling a Mary Jane, with a T-shaped strap and buckle at the front.

    Types of women's and girls' shoes were limited to court shoes (pumps), Alberts, ties, I-bars, T-bars, ankle straps, […]

    1946, Foreign Commerce Weekly, volumes 24-25, page 13
  4. A T-shaped bar forming part of a toggle clasp for fastening jewelry.
  5. A T-shaped bar forming part of weightlifting apparatus
  6. A T-shaped bar connecting the counter at the bar of a licensed premises to the taps used to pour drinks.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis

Similar
T-bar liftAlpine lift
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish ankkurihissi
  • ankkurihissiski lift
French arbalète
  • arbalèteski lift
German Schlepplift
  • Schleppliftski lift
Polish orczyk, wyciąg orczykowy
  • orczykski lift
  • wyciąg orczykowyski lift
Cite this entry
APA

T-bar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-bar

MLA

“T-bar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-bar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “T-bar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-bar.

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