rope tow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rope tow
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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Educated as a mechanical engineer, Mickey Cochran installed a rope tow and affixed floodlights to adjacent trees to turn his rural hillside into a round-the-clock winter playground.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
There’s a large concrete footing that was used for a rope tow a little more than a half-mile up the trail.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
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
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
Leaning back like someone on a rope tow, she was pulled unsteadily into the trees.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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