ski lift
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2.7
- noun
- /ski lɪft/
- UK
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teleférico
- The ski lift had a metal seat no wider and no more substantial than a backyard swing's.
- ski lift ticket
- ski lift ride
- ski lift up the mountain
The worst part of sandboarding is there's no ski lift to take you back to the top and sand is really hard to walk in.
- The worst part of sandboarding is there's no ski lift to take you back to the top and sand is really hard to walk in.
Examples
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All transportation was by train, bus, or ski lifts.
Academic text (2006) -
- We were on a ski lift in Aspen and I fell.
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To one side, the ski lift seats are rising.
Fiction book (1996) -
I took her up to Sundance on the ski lift.
Blog text (27) -
" I can't imagine how I could have been so dumb, getting on the wrong ski lift.
Fiction book (1990) -
Liftopia is the largest seller of ski lift tickets online.
Blog text (28) -
We hit Alta Vista Ski Area, we might even use the ski lift.
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The fact is, as each year goes by, the buildings and ski lifts at Powder Ridge get older and deteriorate.
Blog text (19) -
We set off on Christmas afternoon, expecting to find brown slopes and idle ski lifts.
Academic text (1996) -
The ski lift carried us effortlessly to the top of the snowy mountain.
Synonyms
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1.9
A machine that carries people or goods between floors
A machine with a moving rope that pulls skiers up a slope
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Morphology
The meaning is a straightforward composition of 'ski' (related to skiing) and 'lift' (a mechanical device that raises or carries), so a learner who knows both words can infer a device that carries skiers uphill. This noun-noun compounding is literal and cross-linguistically common, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
The name ski lift gives a clear picture: ski (a person on skis) plus lift (something that lifts). It is a line of chairs or cabins pulled up the mountain to carry people. So ski lift means 'a machine that takes skiers up a slope'.