lifelines
noun
Meaning
- A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
- (by extension) A source of salvation in a crisis.
- A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies.
- System or structure of vital importance to a community.
- On the deck of a boat, a line to which one can attach oneself to stay aboard on rough seas.
- A line from the diver to a tender at the surface control point.
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