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lifeline
[lahyf-lahyn]
noun
a line, fired across a ship or boat, by means of which a hawser for a breeches buoy may be hauled aboard.
a line or rope for saving life, as one attached to a lifeboat.
any of various lines line 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.
a wire safety rope supported by stanchions along the edge of the deck of a yacht.
the line by which a diver is lowered and raised.
any of several anchored lines line used by swimmers for support.
a route or means of transportation or communication for receiving or delivering food, medicine, or assistance.
This road is the town's lifeline and must be kept open despite the snow.
assistance at a critical time.
lifeline
/ ˈɪˌɪ /
noun
a line thrown or fired aboard a vessel for hauling in a hawser for a breeches buoy
any rope or line attached to a vessel or trailed from it for the safety of passengers, crew, swimmers, etc
a line by which a deep-sea diver is raised or lowered
a vital line of access or communication
Example Sentences
Black described the "lifeline" for youths in crisis as being "cut" by SAMHSA.
Its Fire Management Assistance Grants are often the first federal lifeline during a fire and have in the past covered up to 75% of the state’s costs for equipment, personnel and other immediate firefighting needs.
Growing up in a small town in New Hampshire, Nora Princiotti lived two hours away from the nearest mall, so the Scholastic Book Fair was her lifeline to pop culture purchases.
Brook House in Acton will provide a "lifeline" to women and survivors of domestic abuse struggling to find a home.
To residents who can afford these firms, they are a "lifeline", as one customer tells me.
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