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chairlift
[ chair-lift ]
noun
- a series of chairs suspended from an endless cable driven by motors, for conveying skiers up the side of a slope.
chairlift
/ ˈ³Ùʃɛəˌ±ôɪ´Ú³Ù /
noun
- a series of chairs suspended from a power-driven cable for conveying people, esp skiers, up a mountain
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chairlift1
Example Sentences
One of Spain's public broadcasters reports that dozens of people remain hanging from the 15-metre-high chairlift awaiting rescue.
Though Bear Mountain opened chairlifts 7 and 9 for the season Dec. 13, management waited until later in the month before opening up the Midway lift, hoping for more snow that has yet to arrive.
The resort located right off the highway expanded over time, opening its first chairlift in 1941 and then two more over 40 years.
The fire, which has charred 49,000 acres in the Angeles National Forest, exploded in size late Tuesday, burning homes and sending flames barreling through the trees toward Mountain High’s chairlifts.
Her husband, Nick, 83, and his cousin Bob Phillips, 84, shouted over the whir of the chairlift, deciding where to go.
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