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 resort closed to the public on March 22, two weeks earlier than originally planned, and chairlifts won’t be spinning during the event, said festival founder Jenny Verrochi. —Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026

Ski areas are often targets for personal injury lawsuits, but those claims typically stem from incidents in which guests get hurt while actively skiing or snowboarding — colliding with a chairlift tower or falling while loading onto a chairlift or being pummeled by an inbounds avalanche. —Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026

According to Bogus’ news release, access to the back side of the mountain will close after this weekend as operations shut down at the Bitterroot and Superior Express chairlifts. —Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2026

For decades, skiing in the backcountry – far from chairlifts, parking lots and the apres-ski bar scene – was the domain of only the most dedicated, or the most anti-corporate, adherents of the sport. —Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 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