chair lift

A form of chairlift — A continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.

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nounchair lift (plural chair lifts)

plural chair lifts

  1. alternativeAlternative form of chairlift.

    A drive to exploit the Highlands as a winter sports area, with all the necessary auxiliaries, such as chair lifts in the Cairngorms, shows increasing promise, [...].

    1962 September, G. Freeman Allen, “The New Look in Scotland's Northern Division—1”, in Modern Railways, page 163

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable

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