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Definition of "chairlift" [chair•lift]

  • A mechanized, cable-suspended, aerial chair assembly used to transport skiers up or down a mountain slope. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "chairlift" in a sentence
  • "But since we're almost always running late to things at the Olympics, the chairlift has been the transport of choice."
  • "I hopped on the one chairlift, which is very slow, and feels especially slow on 15-degree days."
  • "Open Water on a chairlift was the word on Frozen, one of the more conventional horror tales on show at Sundance."