chairlift
[
chair
-lift]
/ˈtʃɛərˌlɪft/
noun
1.
a series of
chairs
suspended from an endless cable driven by motors, for conveying skiers up the side of a slope.
Also,
chair lift
.
Origin
1935-40,
Americanism;
chair
+
lift
British Dictionary definitions for
chair lift
chairlift
/
ˈtʃɛəˌlɪft
/
noun
1.
a series of chairs suspended from a power-driven cable for conveying people, esp skiers, up a mountain