Lifeline - English meaning

noun

A thing on which someone or something depends or which provides a means of escape from a difficult situation.

Usage examples:

The telephone has always been a lifeline for gabby and me

noun

A rope or line used for life-saving, typically one thrown to rescue someone in difficulties in water or one used by sailors to secure themselves to a boat.

Usage examples:

He rigged a lifeline fore and aft and clipped the safety line on the girl's life jacket to it

noun

(in palmistry) a line on the palm of a person's hand, regarded as indicating how long they will live.

Usage examples:

This is for joyce, since i have been largely unable to determine the answer to her question about m…

noun

Something, esp. a way of getting help, on which you depend

Usage examples:

Airplanes are this alaskan town’s lifeline.

noun

Something that will help a person, organization, or country to continue to exist or operate in the same way

Usage examples:

The government is going to throw a lifeline to the troubled motor industry., they won what amounted…