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T-bar lift

American  

noun

  1. a ski lift having an upside-down T -shaped bar against which two skiers may lean while being pulled uphill.


Etymology

Origin of T-bar lift

First recorded in 1885–90

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The guy manning the T-bar lift said, “It’s very bad on top.”

From The Guardian Apr. 14, 2017

“Those first two years we just had the rope tow, but we had plans to put in a T-bar lift that would have doubled the length.”

From Washington Times Feb. 5, 2017

The next day, the rain had ceased but the snow beneath the T-bar lift was too irregular for Cochran’s to open as scheduled.

From New York Times Jan. 23, 2013

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