noun : LIFELINE
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live ;
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2. (
) 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" ;
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3. (
) line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver ;
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4. (
) line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning ;
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