rope tow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rope tow
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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Racers took a rope tow back up to the finish after each of their runs in the four-round, direct elimination event.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
A new rope tow was installed that same year, followed by the tubing lift in 2017 and a T-bar in 2020.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2022
They opened a mom-and-pop ski business, using one of his motorcycles as collateral to buy a used portable rope tow for $86.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2020
He charged 50 cents a person for what became the first rope tow on the mountain, which usually has skiable snow from early November to early summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2020
And Buddy accompanied me to the rope tow and showed me how to let the rope run through my hands, and then told me to close my fingers round it and go up.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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