chair lift
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈtʃɛr lɪft/
- UK
- How come you guys didn't meet us at the chair lift this morning?
- chair lift ride
- high-speed chair lift
- first chair lift
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Watch on YouTubeAnd he said to me one day going up on the chair lift, he said, Robin, us ski instructors aren't rich, but we have rich lives.
- And he said to me one day going up on the chair lift, he said, Robin, us ski instructors aren't rich, but we have rich lives.
Examples
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We took the chair lift up the mountain and enjoyed the view from above.
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If there's anything I hate more than getting off the chair lift, it's sitting on one that's bouncing high off the ground.
Fiction book (2002) -
Charlie, get there with the chair lift.
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"A lot of people saw you fall out of that chair lift."
Fiction book (1990) -
Harry and the chair lift swing around and start heading down the hill.
Fiction book (1994) -
The area offers a network of trails as well as a chair lift to the top of the mountain for bikers who prefer a complete downhill experience.
Blog text (13) -
We’ll have lunch during this 2-hour photo stop, and there will be plenty of time to take the $7 chair lift ride to the top of the ski hill.
Academic text (2005) -
Every piste has its own chair lift, and the three arches are connected by an elevator for transporting skiers between the different levels.
Blog text (10) -
In preparation for my ski school class, my dad took me on my first chair lift at the ski resort.
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Charlie, get there with the chair lift so we can start skiing together.
Synonyms
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1.9
A machine that carries people or goods between floors
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3.4
A moving cable with chairs that carries people up a mountain
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2.7
A machine with seats on a moving cable that carries skiers up a slope
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'chair lift' is a type of 'lift' that uses 'chairs' to carry people, so a learner who knows 'chair' and 'lift' can infer it refers to a lift made of seats used to carry people up a slope. This modifier-noun compound follows a common cross-linguistic pattern and matches the provided definition, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Chair lift comes from a simple picture: rows of chairs hang from a moving cable and lift people up the mountain. So the name means 'a ski lift with seats'.