chairlift
noun
chair·lift
ˈcher-ˌlift 
: 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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Staff at the ski area inspect its chairlifts daily, Hawks said.
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CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Six new chairlifts, including a 10-person gondola, close to 100 new ski runs and tons of parking will debut in the 2025-26 ski season.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
The incident happened near the Scott chairlift, which takes patrons to the Scott Peak with an elevation of 8,289 feet.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2025
These nine log cabins, some of them eighty years old or more, were built by hunters, trappers, and skiers long before chairlifts were installed.
—Cassidy Randall, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Six new chairlifts, including a 10-person gondola, close to 100 new ski runs and tons of parking will debut in the 2025-26 ski season.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
The incident happened near the Scott chairlift, which takes patrons to the Scott Peak with an elevation of 8,289 feet.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2025
These nine log cabins, some of them eighty years old or more, were built by hunters, trappers, and skiers long before chairlifts were installed.
—Cassidy Randall, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Chairlift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairlift. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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