Found 2 items, similar to lifeline.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lifeline lifeline n 1: a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live [syn: line of life, life line ] 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: lifeline 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]