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
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Typical among the snowed-in ski spots was Palisades Tahoe, on the north end of Lake Tahoe, which had to close chairlifts for two days straight due to snow.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
In all, employees collected 800 pounds of trash plus additional recycling from beneath the chairlifts and elsewhere on the mountain.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 14 June 2024
The father and daughter from Oklahoma boarded the Paradise Express chairlift, a four-seat, high-speed lift at the resort, on March 16, 2022.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 20 May 2024
Annie couldn’t get properly seated, and grabbed the chairlift to keep from falling.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 20 May 2024
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
In all, employees collected 800 pounds of trash plus additional recycling from beneath the chairlifts and elsewhere on the mountain.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 14 June 2024
The father and daughter from Oklahoma boarded the Paradise Express chairlift, a four-seat, high-speed lift at the resort, on March 16, 2022.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 20 May 2024
Annie couldn’t get properly seated, and grabbed the chairlift to keep from falling.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 20 May 2024
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“Chairlift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairlift. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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