Once used mostly for corporate meetings, video conferences have suddenly become the lifeline connecting isolated friends, co-workers, and family members.
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Lifeline
//ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn//
Synonyms for "lifeline" (95 found)
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Related words (47)
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1 entriesderived from
2 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
14 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- спасително въже noun (line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling)
Finnish
4 entries- elintärkeä järjestelmä noun (system of vital importance)
- elämänlanka noun (means or route for transporting indispensable supplies)
- elämänlanka noun (safety line on the deck of a boat)
- oljenkorsi noun (means of salvation in a crisis)
French
3 entries- bouée de sauvetage noun (means of salvation in a crisis)
- cordon ombilical noun (means or route for transporting indispensable supplies)
- ligne de vie noun ((palmistry) crease in the palm)
German
2 entries- Lebensader noun (means or route for transporting indispensable supplies)
- Rettungsleine noun (line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling)
Hungarian
1 entries- életvonal noun ((palmistry) crease in the palm)
Irish
2 entries- líne tharrthála noun (line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling)
- téad sábhála noun (line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- livslinje noun (means or route for transporting indispensable supplies)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- livslinje noun (means or route for transporting indispensable supplies)
Polish
1 entries- linia ratownicza noun (line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling)
Russian
1 entries- спаса́тельный трос noun (safety line on the deck of a boat)
Swedish
2 entries- livlina noun (line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling)
- livlina noun (safety line on the deck of a boat)
Welsh
2 entries- rhaff achub noun (line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling)
- rhaff achub noun (means of salvation in a crisis)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
This road is the lifeline that links these villages to the rest of the world.
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This is an economic lifeline for Algeria.
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Wild tigers have been offered a lifeline by countries where they still roam.
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