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ski lift [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sports Facilities and Venues
- Skiing and Snowboarding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ski lift
1, record 1, English, ski%20lift
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ski tow 2, record 1, English, ski%20tow
correct
- lift 3, record 1, English, lift
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A power-driven conveyor, usually with attached tow bars, suspended chairs, or gondolas, used to carry skiers to the top of a trail or slope. 1, record 1, English, - ski%20lift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It has 12 lifts (a new quad on Mount Standish plus the world's longest single stand 8-passenger gondola) and a vertical rise of 1,070 m. 3, record 1, English, - ski%20lift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ski lift ... Also called a ski tow. 1, record 1, English, - ski%20lift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Although these terms are generic, "ski tow" can also be used in a more restricted sense to mean a draglift or surface tow. 4, record 1, English, - ski%20lift
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Installations et sites (Sports)
- Ski et surf des neiges
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- remonte-pente
1, record 1, French, remonte%2Dpente
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- remontée mécanique 2, record 1, French, remont%C3%A9e%20m%C3%A9canique
correct, feminine noun
- monte-pente 3, record 1, French, monte%2Dpente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif servant à hisser les skieurs en haut d'une pente [...] 4, record 1, French, - remonte%2Dpente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sunshine Village vous offre 12 remonte-pentes (notamment le nouveau télésiège quadruple du mont Standish et le service de télécabines à huit passagers le plus long au monde) et une dénivellation de 1 070 m. 5, record 1, French, - remonte%2Dpente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Quoique ces termes soient génériques, «remonte-pente» peut s'employer dans un sens plus restreint pour signifier un téléski. 6, record 1, French, - remonte%2Dpente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel : des remonte-pentes. 4, record 1, French, - remonte%2Dpente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
remonte-pentes (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 7, record 1, French, - remonte%2Dpente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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