lifeline

English

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Alternative forms

• life-line
• life line

Etymology

From life + line.

Pronunciation

līf' līn'

Noun

lifeline (plural lifelines)

1. A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling to.
2. A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies.
3. A source of salvation in a crisis.
4. (nautical) On the deck of a boat, a line to which one can attach oneself to stay aboard on rough seas

Translations

safety line on the deck of a boat

• Finnish: elämänlanka (fi)
• Russian: спасательный трос (ru) (spasátelʹnyj tros) m

• Swedish: livlina (sv) c

means of salvation in a crisis

• Finnish: oljenkorsi (fi)