Lifeline - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈlaɪflaɪn|
Brit.
|ˈlaɪflaɪn|
noun
- a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
- support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)
- line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
- support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)
the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin
she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief
- line that raises or lowers a deep-sea divershe offered me a lifeline in my time of grief
- line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
Extra examples
The river is the town's lifeline.
The new jobs were an economic lifeline for a city in need of help.
The radio was their lifeline to the outside world.
They threw a lifeline to the man overboard.
The telephone is her lifeline to the rest of the world.
The organization has proved to be a lifeline for thousands of needy families.
The lifeline tautened, and I was soon lifted from my feet.
Word forms
noun
singular: lifeline
plural: lifelines
singular: lifeline
plural: lifelines
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