rope tow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rope tow
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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Basin began with a modest rope tow in 1939, according to the resort website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
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
Instead of high-speed quads and snow-making, skiers take a rope tow or T-bar that accesses 435-vertical feet of skiing, found on 10 natural-snow trails that are groomed.
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
“There’s that place across the river where you could ski. The place where they have the rope tow on that steep hill across from the railroad station. You could go over there.”
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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