ski lift

noun

1. 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.

ski lift

noun

1. any of various devices for carrying skiers up a slope, such as a chairlift

Word History and Origins

Origin of ski lift¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The website published video of Osment, wearing his ski helmet backward, allegedly holding up the line for a ski lift.

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With no ski lifts you have to work a lot harder, but there’s something purifying in the effort it takes to climb hundreds of vertical feet to reach the top of a perfect line.

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At least 30 people are reported to have been injured, 17 of whom seriously, after a ski lift collapsed in northern Spain.

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That video, which was posted on X on Christmas Day, showed hundreds of skiers lining up for a ski lift while being pelted by snow and wind.

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He and countless others who had tuned in via social media beheld the flames with awe as they silhouetted a seemingly doomed ski lift terminal.

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