Lifeline - Definition
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, lifeline]
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