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chairlift

chairlift noun: a continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.

chairlift: a continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people...
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Noun

chairlift (plural chairlifts)

  1. A continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.

chairlift meaning in Persian

chairlift in Persian

moving series of open seats
تلهسییژ tele-siyež

Forms of chairlift

pluralchairlifts
alternative formchair lift
alternative formchair-lift

Origin of chairlift

From chair + lift.

Questions about chairlift

What does chairlift mean?
Chairlift means a continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.
What is chairlift in Persian?
Chairlift in Persian is تلهسییژ (tele-siyež). See Chairlift meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is chairlift?
Chairlift is a noun.
What is the plural of chairlift?
The plural of chairlift is chairlifts.

Words near chairlift in the dictionary

  1. chairing up
  2. chairladies
  3. chairlady
  4. chairless
  5. chairlessness
  6. chairlift
  7. chairlifts
  8. chairlike
  9. chairmaker
  10. chairmaker's bulrush
  11. chairmaker's bulrushes

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