skimobilen.
/ˈskiːməbiːl/ North American.
1. A car or chain of cars used to carry skiers up a mountain; a ski-lift.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-lift
T-bar1889
tow1937
chair-lift1940
ski-lift1940
ski tow1942
skimobile1946
platter pull1949
Poma1954
telecabine1954
gondola lift1957
1946 Richmond (Va.) News-leader 9 Jan. 4/2 A ski~mobile ascends Mount Cranmore, near North Conway, N.H., taking skiers to the top of a 2,052 foot rundown.
1979 United States 1980–1 (Penguin Travel Guides) 483 Its oddball skimobile is one of the oldest lifts in New England.
2. A small vehicle for travelling over snow, with caterpillar tracks at the back and steerable skis in front. Cf. snowmobile n. (Now the usual sense.)
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicles with other means of motion > [noun] > tracked vehicle > tracked or partially tracked vehicle for snow
snowmobile1931
snow cruiser1939
snow plane1953
skimobile1955
snowcat1955
snow machine1973
1955 Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ont.) 6 Apr. 25/3 With the advent of snowmobiles and skimobiles, most dog teams are now used for dog races.
1969 ‘R. Stark’ Blackbird (1970) xx. 127 There were a couple of skimobiles down there, little open scooters with skis in front and treads in back.
1974 R. B. Parker God save Child ii. 8 Shopping centers, a fish market, a skimobile shop.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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