ALL meanings of lifeline
life·line
L l - noun lifeline A rope or line used for life-saving, typically one thrown to rescue someone in difficulties in water or one used by sailors to secure themselves to a boat. 1
- noun lifeline a line, fired across a ship or boat, by means of which a hawser for a breeches buoy may be hauled aboard. 1
- noun lifeline a line or rope for saving life, as one attached to a lifeboat. 1
- noun lifeline any of various lines running above the decks, spars, etc., of a ship or boat to give sailors something to grasp when there is danger of falling or being washed away. 1
- noun lifeline a wire safety rope supported by stanchions along the edge of the deck of a yacht. 1
- noun lifeline the line by which a diver is lowered and raised. 1
- noun lifeline any of several anchored lines used by swimmers for support. 1
- noun lifeline a route or means of transportation or communication for receiving or delivering food, medicine, or assistance: This road is the town's lifeline and must be kept open despite the snow. 1
- noun lifeline assistance at a critical time. 1
- noun lifeline rope used in sea rescues 1
- noun lifeline means or source of support 1
- noun lifeline A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling to. 0
- noun lifeline A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies. 0
- noun lifeline A source of salvation in a crisis. 0
- noun lifeline (engineering) System or structure of vital importance to a community. 0
- noun lifeline (nautical) On the deck of a boat, a line to which one can attach oneself to stay aboard on rough seas. 0
- countable noun lifeline A lifeline is something that enables an organization or group to survive or to continue with an activity. 0
- noun lifeline a line thrown or fired aboard a vessel for hauling in a hawser for a breeches buoy 0
- noun lifeline any rope or line attached to a vessel or trailed from it for the safety of passengers, crew, swimmers, etc 0
- noun lifeline a line by which a deep-sea diver is raised or lowered 0
- noun lifeline a vital line of access or communication 0
- noun lifeline a rope or line for saving life, as one thrown to a person in the water 0
- noun lifeline any rope strung along or above a vessel's weather deck to provide a handhold as in rough weather 0
- noun lifeline the rope by means of which a diver is raised and lowered, used by the diver for signaling 0
- noun lifeline a line in the palm of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, that reveals facts about a person's life 0
- noun lifeline a commercial, esp. maritime, route of great importance 0
- noun lifeline a route that is the only one over which supplies can be transported to a certain place 0