ski tow

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ski′ tow′, 

1. Sport Also called rope tow. a type of ski lift in which skiers are hauled up a slope while grasping a looped, endless rope driven by a motor.
2. Sport a ski lift.
• 1930–35

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ski tow noun

1. a device for pulling skiers uphill, usually a motor-driven rope grasped by the skiers while riding on their skis