lifeline

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Synonyms: lifelike, life line, life-line, liveline, lifelore, lifelong, pipeline, lifetime, sideline, timeline, cliffline

Antonyms: lifelike, life line, life-line, liveline, lifelore, lifelong, pipeline, lifetime, sideline, timeline, cliffline

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[line]] to which a [[drowning]] or falling [[victim]] may cling.
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} A [[source]] of [[salvation]] in a [[crisis]].
3. A [[means]] or [[route]] for [[transport]]ing [[indispensable]] [[supplies]].
4. {{lb|en|engineering}} A [[system]] or [[structure]] of [[vital]] [[importance]] to a [[community]].
5. {{lb|en|nautical}} On the [[deck]] of a [[boat]], a [[line]] to which one can [[attach]] oneself to stay [[aboard]] on [[rough]] [[sea]]s.
6. {{lb|en|underwater diving}} A line from the [[diver]] to a [[tender]] at the surface control point.
7. {{lb|en|palmistry}} A particular crease in the [[palm]].

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