T-bar lift

noun

1. a ski lift having an upside-down T -shaped bar against which two skiers may lean while being pulled uphill.

Word History and Origins

Origin of T-bar lift¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The guy manning the T-bar lift said, “It’s very bad on top.”

From The Guardian

“Those first two years we just had the rope tow, but we had plans to put in a T-bar lift that would have doubled the length.”

From Washington Times

The next day, the rain had ceased but the snow beneath the T-bar lift was too irregular for Cochran’s to open as scheduled.

From New York Times