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

During that alpine trip, guests took a ride on the oldest chairlift in Italy, with a choir singing in the background. —Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 May 2025

From a historic theme park with neon signs in Denver to a mountaintop amusement park in a hot springs town, here’s 10 amusement parks to explore in Colorado this summer for some thrills after the snow has melted and the chairlifts have stopped running. —Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

If that’s not enough terrain, Silverton Mountain also offers heli-bumps from the top of the chairlift. —Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2025

The video of the chairlift was taken by Marcus Morgan at Paliades Tahoe on Friday. —David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025

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