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SKI LIFT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

Synonyms:

lift; ski lift; ski tow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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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