ski tow

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noun

Also called rope tow. a type of ski lift in which skiers are hauled up a slope while grasping a looped, endless rope driven by a motor.

a ski lift.

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Origin of ski tow

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby ski tow

ski suit, skit, skitch, skite, ski touring, ski tow, ski troops, skitter, skittery, skittish, skittle

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Trump even gave Jackson a personal tour of the venue, with television cameras in tow.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal|Olivia Nuzzi|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Andorra is a tax haven with bargain luxury goods shopping and great ski slopes.
Up to a Point: Thanks to the Biggest Turkey, Uncle Sam|P. J. O’Rourke|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ski resorts are a business, and one that can be quite fickle—a bad snow season means poor revenues.
Solar Powered Ski Lift|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Berkshire East ski resort near the Vermont border, which has 44 trails, has taken this power-production drive a step further.
Solar Powered Ski Lift|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

For aesthetic reasons, ski resort operators try to limit the noise and infrastructure associated with producing power.
Solar Powered Ski Lift|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They require frequent cleaning with a long wire and a bit of tow, and in some large towns there are professional pipe-cleaners.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The boat was now hoisted out and sent ahead to tow, but we could not succeed in getting the vessel's head round.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
It beats what Mrs. Case told us about ski 127 running in Sweden, cried Jess, who was delighted with the experience.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
Again it was empty except for the operator, a tow-headed kid with a Racing Form tucked in a side pocket.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Without her powerful engines to tow it to windward of the wrecks the lifeboat would be much, very much, less useful than it is.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for ski tow

ski tow

noun

a device for pulling skiers uphill, usually a motor-driven rope grasped by the skier while riding on his skis

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ski tow

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