lifeline
(noun)
noun
1. a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
Definition categories: shape, crease, crinkle, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle
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
Definition categories: thought, support
3. line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
Definition categories: man–made, line
4. line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
Definition categories: man–made, line