What does lifeline mean?

Definitions for lifeline
ˈlaɪfˌlaɪnlife·line

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Princeton's WordNet

  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

Wiktionary

  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.

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  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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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. David Niederman:

    The little free time Chai Lifeline via AP had Chai Lifeline via AP was busy helping others.

  2. Steven Mnuchin:

    Cuba has been an underlying force fueling Venezuela's descent into crisis. Treasury is taking action against vessels and entities transporting oil, providing a lifeline to keep the illegitimate Maduro regime afloat.

  3. Karine Raymond:

    We are the be all and end all and lifeline to these patients, and yet we are being contaminated and cross contaminating.

  4. Jamela Dunbar:

    We live and breathe, aware, or unaware this is what we do. The breath that we breathe in and out is our one source of life. To live and function as a human being. Breathing to live, and living to breathe is our sole lifeline until our last breath. We should take nothing for granted. And appreciate every breath we breathe in and out to live on Mother Earth.”

  5. Rob Bonta:

    Medication abortion is safe, effective, and serves as a lifeline for people in need of critical care, especially those from vulnerable and underserved communities, i am disappointed that Walgreens has decided to give in to political pressure from anti-abortion states, and cut off access to these necessary and lifesaving medications.

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