Definitions of lifeline [ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn]

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Definition of 'lifeline'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) lifeline
a line or rope for saving life, as one attached to a lifeboat.

2.  lifeline
any of various lines running above the decks, spars, etc., of a ship or boat to give sailors something to grasp when there is danger of falling or being washed away.

3.  lifeline
the line by which a diver is lowered and raised.

4.  lifeline
any of several anchored lines used by swimmers for support.

5.  lifeline
a route over which supplies must be sent to sustain an area or group of persons otherwise isolated.

Etymology: (1690–1700)

Definition of 'lifeline'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) line of life, life line, lifeline
a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live

2. (noun) lifeline
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"

3. (noun) lifeline
line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver

4. (noun) lifeline
line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning

Translation of 'lifeline'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a rope for support in dangerous operations or thrown to rescue a drowning person.
Afrikaans: noodlyn	Arabic: حَبْل للوقايَه من السُّقو	Bulgarian: спасително въже
Brazilian: corda de segurança	Czech: záchranné lano	German: die Rettungsleine
Danish: livline	Greek: σκοινί διάσωσης ναυαγών	Spanish: cuerda de salvamento
Estonian: päästenöör	Farsi: طناب نجات	Finnish: pelastusköysi
French: corde d'assurance	Hebrew: חֶבֶל הַצָלָה	Hindi: बचाव-रस्सी, रक्षा-रस्सी
Croatian: uže sa spašavanje	Hungarian: mentőkötél	Indonesian: tali pertolongan
Icelandic: líflína	Italian: (cavo di recupero)	Japanese: 命綱
Korean: 구명 밧줄	Lithuanian: gelbėjimo virvė	Latvian: glābšanas trose
Malay: tali keselamatan	Dutch: reddingslijn	Norwegian: redningstau
Polish: lina ratownicza	Persian: طناب نجات	Pashto: د ژغورلو پړى
Portuguese: corda de salvação	Romanian: coardă de salvare	Russian: спасательный трос
Slovak: záchranné lano	Slovenian: rešilna vrv	Serbian: konopac za spasavanje
Swedish: livlina	Thai: เชือกช่วยชีวิต	Turkish: cankurtaran halatı
Taiwanese: 救生索	Ukrainian: рятувальний трос; бортови	Urdu: جان بچانے کے لیے استعمال
Vietnamese: dây cứu sinh	Chinese: 救生索
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