'lifeline' definitions:
Definition of 'lifeline'
From: WordNet
noun
A crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live [syn: line of life, life line, lifeline]
noun
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"
noun
Line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
noun
Line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
Definition of 'lifeline'
From: GCIDE
- lifeline \lifeline\ n.
- 1. The anem given to one of the creases on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long one will live.
- Syn: line of life, life line. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. A line or rope which raises or lowers a deep-sea diver. [WordNet 1.5]
- 3. A line from a vessel that people in a body of water can cling to to save themselves from drowning. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'lifeline'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aegis,
- arm guard,
- backstop,
- bolt-hole,
- breeches buoy,
- buffer,
- bulwark,
- bumper,
- buoy,
- contraceptive,
- copyright,
- cork jacket,
- crash helmet,
- cushion,
- dashboard,
- dodger,
- ejection capsule,
- ejection seat,
- ejector seat,
- emergency exit,
- escape hatch,
- face mask,
- fender,
- finger guard,
- fire escape,
- foot guard,
- fuse,
- goggles,
- governor,
- guard,
- guardrail,
- hand guard,
- handrail,
- hard hat,
- helmet,
- inflatable slide,
- insulation,
- interlock,
- knee guard,
- knuckle guard,
- laminated glass,
- life belt,
- life buoy,
- life jacket,
- life net,
- life preserver,
- life raft,
- life ring,
- life vest,
- lifeboat,
- lightning conductor,
- lightning rod,
- Mae West,
- mask,
- mudguard,
- nose guard,
- pad,
- padding,
- palladium,
- parachute,
- patent,
- pilot,
- preventive,
- prophylactic,
- protective clothing,
- protective umbrella,
- rubber dinghy,
- safeguard,
- safety,
- safety belt,
- safety glass,
- safety plug,
- safety rail,
- safety shoes,
- safety switch,
- safety valve,
- sally port,
- screen,
- seat belt,
- shield,
- shin guard,
- slide,
- sun helmet,
- umbrella,
- water wings,
- windscreen,
- windshield