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lifeline

li·fe·line

UK/ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/ US/ˈlaɪˌflaɪn/ uncommon

noun

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”
3.

line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver

4.

line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning

Origin

From life + line.

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