lifeline

Noun
  1. A crease on the palm;
    Its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live (synset 113929781)
    is a type of: crease, crinkle, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle - a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
    same as: life line, line of life
  2. Support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection) (synset 105702492)
    "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief"
    is a type of: support - something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
  3. Line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver (synset 103668560)
    is a type of: line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
  4. Line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning (synset 103668395)
    is a type of: line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
    subtypes: ridge rope - either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship

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