What is the meaning of lifeline?

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. )
    • usage: "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 diver.
  • Line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning. .
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