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

In the winter, the resort also hosts occasional after-dark ski events on Dollar Mountain, a beginner-friendly ski area home to the world’s first chairlift. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026

The $22 million estate, on the market with Martis Camp Realty, is a short drive from the community’s private Lookout Ski Lodge, which offers direct, high-speed chairlift access to the Northstar California Resort. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 July 2026

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

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