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Lifeline

//ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
  2. 2
    line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning wordnet
  3. 3
    A source of salvation in a crisis. broadly

    "The girls, of course, were my lifeline during this time."

  4. 4
    line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver wordnet
  5. 5
    A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies.

    "Planners did not see the access routes as west Berlin's sole lifeline, which now seems instinctive to us."

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  1. 6
    support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection) wordnet
  2. 7
    A system or structure of vital importance to a community.
  3. 8
    a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live wordnet
  4. 9
    On the deck of a boat, a line to which one can attach oneself to stay aboard on rough seas.
  5. 10
    A line from the diver to a tender at the surface control point.
  6. 11
    A particular crease in the palm.

Etymology

From life + line.

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