Alpine lift
- noun
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telesilla
- The resort installed a new Alpine lift to help beginners reach the top of the gentle slope.
Examples
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Children enjoy using the Alpine lift because it's easy to hold onto the bar as they go up.
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Many skiers prefer the Alpine lift for its speed.
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After a long day skiing, we took the Alpine lift one last time before heading to the lodge.
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The Alpine lift took us to the top of the mountain.
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After a long day skiing, we took the Alpine lift one last time before heading to the lodge.
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Children enjoy using the Alpine lift because it's easy to hold onto the bar as they go up.
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The resort installed a new Alpine lift to help beginners reach the top of the gentle slope.
Synonyms
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2.7
A machine with seats on a moving cable that carries skiers up a slope
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7.7
A T-shaped bar that pulls skiers uphill
A ski lift with a T-shaped bar that pulls skiers or snowboarders uphill as they hold it
A machine that pulls skiers up a slope while they stay on the ground
A machine with a moving rope that pulls skiers up a slope
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Morphology
The compound directly combines 'Alpine' (relating to high mountains/the Alps and often to skiing) with 'lift' (a mountain or ski lift), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a mountain/ski lift. The specific subtype (a surface lift where riders remain on skis) is a more specialized detail, but the general meaning is compositionally transparent and parallels compounding patterns in many languages.
Etymology
Alpine lift shows a simple picture: Alpine means mountain and lift means 'to carry up'. It is a bar you hold while being pulled up the slope on your skis, so the name means 'a mountain lift that takes skiers up while they stay on their skis'.