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SKI LIFT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ski lift mean? 

SKI LIFT (noun)
  The noun SKI LIFT has 1 sense:

1. a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hillplay

  Familiarity information: SKI LIFT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SKI LIFT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lift; ski lift; ski tow

Hypernyms ("ski lift" is a kind of...):

conveyance; transport (something that serves as a means of transportation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ski lift"):

chair lift; chairlift (a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable)

rope tow (a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto)

surface lift (a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground)


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