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

Examples of chairlift in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Established in 1940, the ski area — with two main chairlifts, 500 acres and a 1,000-foot vertical drop — gets 500 inches of snow on average annually. —Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025

There’s no need to don a corset under your ski gear, however, as the amenities are slick and modern, with 10 lifts, including an eight-seat gondola and a six-pack express chairlift. —Jennifer Malloy, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025

Whitefish Mountain Resort in Whitefish, Montana Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana offers 3,000 acres of terrain via 11 chairlifts, a T-bar ski lift and two conveyor carpets. —Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025

New Northwoods Gondola cabins and a high-speed chairlift at the Ski Bowl are available this season. —Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chairlift

• adrift
• airlift
• facelift
• festschrift
• forklift
• gearshift
• makeshift
• redshift
• sealift
• snowdrift
• spendthrift
• clift