chairlift

noun chair·lift \ˈcher-ˌlift\

: a series of seats that hang from a moving cable and that carry people (such as skiers) up and down a mountain

Full Definition of CHAIRLIFT

: a motor-driven conveyor consisting of a series of seats suspended from a cable and used for transporting skiers or sightseers up or down a long slope or mountainside

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First Known Use of CHAIRLIFT

1940

Rhymes with CHAIRLIFT

adrift, airlift, blueshift, dead lift, downshift, face-lift, forklift, frameshift, gearshift, makeshift, redshift, sealift, shape-shift, shoplift, short shrift, ski lift, snowdrift, spendthrift, spindrift, split shift, stick shift, swing shift, uplift, upshift

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