T-bar

English

Noun

T-bar (plural T-bars)

1. (skiing) A type of ski lift where skiers/snowboarders are dragged up the ski run while they slide along on their skis/snowboards on the slope. They hang onto a T-shaped bar, a crossbar handle and a lead shaft linking to the drive cable.
2. (automotive) A T-top.
3. A girl's shoe resembling a Mary Jane, with a T-shaped strap and buckle at the front.
   • 1946, Foreign Commerce Weekly, volumes 24-25, page 13:

     Types of women's and girls' shoes were limited to court shoes (pumps), Alberts, ties, I-bars, T-bars, ankle straps, […]

Coordinate terms

• (ski lift): magic carpet, chairlift, ski lift, gondola

Translations

ski lift

• Finnish: ankkurihissi (fi)
• French: arbalète (fr)
• German: Schlepplift (de) m
• Polish: orczyk (pl) m inan, wyciąg orczykowy (pl) m inan

Anagrams

• BART, BRAT, Bart, brat