Definitions for lifeline
ˈlaɪfˌlaɪnlife·line

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. line of life, life line, lifelinenoun

   a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live

2. lifelinenoun

   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. lifelinenoun

   line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver

4. lifelinenoun

   line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning

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1. lifelinenoun

   A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling to.

2. lifelinenoun

   A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies.

3. lifelinenoun

   A source of salvation in a crisis.

4. lifelinenoun

   On the deck of a boat, a line to which one can attach oneself to stay aboard on rough seas

5. Etymology: From life + line.

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1. Lifeline

   Lifeline is the second single by Brooke Fraser from her debut album What to Do with Daylight. It was the first single released by Fraser in Australia.

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1. lifeline

   A lifeline is a form of help, support, or means of survival that someone relies on, particularly in difficult or critical situations. It is something or someone that helps to prevent failure or defeat. It can also refer to a rope or line used for life-saving, typically one thrown to rescue someone in difficulties in water, or one climbed up by someone escaping from a disaster.

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1. lifeline

   Song lyrics by lifeline -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by lifeline on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Line
   • Support
   • Wrinkle

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce lifeline?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say lifeline in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lifeline in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lifeline in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of lifeline in a Sentence

1. Matteo Salvini:

   You( Lifeline) did a show of strength by contravening the indications of the Italian and Libyan coast guard. Now, you'll carry this human load to the Netherlands.

2. Ian Madin:

   The most important thing is to strengthen or replace infrastructure to make sure that our lifeline systems like power and water will not be so severely damaged that they require years to repair. We also need to strengthen or replace critical facilities like hospitals, fire and police facilities and schools.

3. Nassib Ghobril:

   Obviously Lebanon needs to repair its relationship with the Gulf Cooperation Council - it's a lifeline of our economy.

4. Brad Hoylman:

   It would really extend a very important lifeline to these restaurants and bars that were on the margin even before the pandemic.

5. Leoncio Parra:

   Unfortunately, the latest proposal by Cerro Colorado only considered a real (wage) increase of 1 percent, which we consider to be a mockery of the workers, whose efforts are the lifeline of the company's profits.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lifeline
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lifeline
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifeline
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=lifeline