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noun
a conveyance that carries skiers up the side of a slope, consisting typically of a series of chairs suspended from an endless cable driven by motors.
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Origin of ski lift
First recorded in 1935â40
Words nearby ski lift
ski jump, ski jumping, Skikda, skilfish, skilful, ski lift, skill, Skillcentre, skilled, skilled labor, skilled nursing facility
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British Dictionary definitions for ski lift
ski lift
noun
any of various devices for carrying skiers up a slope, such as a chairlift
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