chairlift

noun

chair·​lift ˈcher-ˌlift 

: a motor-driven conveyor consisting of a series of seats suspended from a cable and used for transporting skiers or sightseers up or down a long slope or mountainside

Examples of chairlift in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The images are of snow-heavy trees, a chairlift overhead, and Kerstin grinning with ski goggles lifted. — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Lonely chairlifts rock back and forth in the wind, nightclubs are shut, and car parks lay empty. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Zafar Mawani and Guillermo Ortiz disappeared on May 20, after leaving their home in Mexico City to buy a chairlift for Mawani’s ailing mother, NBC Chicago, ABC7 Chicago and Mexican news outlet Infobae reported. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026

There are scenic chairlift rides, an auto toll road to the top of Vermont’s highest peak, a fantastic recreation trail, hiking right out the door, and an awesome town with every activity imaginable, all kinds of great food and eclectic shopping. — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chairlift

• adrift
• airlift
• facelift
• festschrift
• forklift
• gearshift
• makeshift
• redshift
• sealift
• snowdrift
• spendthrift
• clift