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.

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1. • Line
   • Support
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How to pronounce lifeline?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   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

   British

   Fred

   US English

   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. 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.

2. Chuck Schumer:

   This legislation is so important because just like any other small business, access to this federal funding could be a vital lifeline for local news outlets that are losing major advertising revenue and suffering huge financial losses.

3. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy:

   When the need for more pandemic relief was obvious, did we deliver a timely lifeline America needed? Or did we say nothing was better than something until politics dictated our actions? when unrest spilled into the cities and communities across the country, did we deliver safety that Americans wanted or did we let calls to defund the police, intimidate us from protecting life, liberty and property?

4. Matthew Stover:

   Somehow Luke understood - in a way that Lando never had, that Hand and Leia and Chewbacca had simply never grasped - just how dark a place the universe really was. Lando guessed that was where Luke got his humility. His kindness. His gentle faith that people could change for the better. That must have been why he rarely smiled, and almost never made jokes. Because the goodness was all he really had. It was his lifeline. The rope to which he clung, dangling over the abyss.

5. 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.

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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
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