Lifeline

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An anchored line thrown as a support to someone falling or drowning.
  • n. A line shot to a ship in distress.
  • n. A line used to raise and lower deep-sea divers.
  • n. A means or route by which necessary supplies are transported.
  • n. One that is or is regarded as a source of salvation in a crisis.
  • n. A diagonal line crossing the palm of the hand and believed to indicate the length and major events of one's life.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling to.
  • n. A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies.
  • n. A source of salvation in a crisis.
  • n. On the deck of a boat, a line to which one can attach oneself to stay aboard on rough seas
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A line attached to a life boat, or to any life saving apparatus, to be grasped by a person in the water.
  • n. The anem given to one of the creases on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long one will live.
  • n. A line or rope which raises or lowers a deep-sea diver.
  • n. A line from a vessel that people in a body of water can cling to to save themselves from drowning.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Nautical: A rope stretched anywhere on a vessel for the safety of the men in bad weather or when they are manning yards: in the latter case it is stretched from the mast to the lift.
  • n. One of several lines attached to a life-buoy or life-boat, to enable a person in the water to reach the boat or buoy more readily.
  • n. A line used by firemen to lower people from a burning building.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
  • n. line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
  • n. line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
  • n. support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)
  • n. a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    furrow    crinkle    wrinkle    seam    line   
    Cross Reference
    life-line gun   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    line of life   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    there    swivel-mounted    outstretching    self-consciously    larbord   
     
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