lifeline

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/ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/

noun 5

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(noun.) rope

VERB + LIFELINE

throw sb

catch, cling to

When the company nearly went bankrupt, the government loan became their lifeline.

(noun.) important help

ADJ

real, vital

During the pandemic, phone calls became a real lifeline for people living alone.

financial

The charity's donations became a financial lifeline for families struggling during the pandemic.

VERB + LIFELINE

give sb, hold out, offer (sb), provide (sb with), throw sb (out)

When the company offered her a lifeline during the recession, she finally felt hopeful about her future.

have

After losing their home in the fire, the family had a lifeline when neighbors offered them shelter.

Definitions

noun

A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.

A source of salvation in a crisis.

The girls, of course, were my lifeline during this time.

Slowly I began to fill up some of the emptiness inside—writing had become my lifeline.

A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies.

Planners did not see the access routes as west Berlin's sole lifeline, which now seems instinctive to us.

It is no real surprise that half the UK's stations and 5,000 miles of route were recommended to close. Nevertheless, some great mistakes were made in Marples' devil-may-care purge that left commuters stranded and seaside resorts without a lifeline.

A 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.

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Example Bank

The girls, of course, were my lifeline during this time.

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Slowly I began to fill up some of the emptiness inside—writing had become my lifeline.

Wiktionary

The Government has thrown a lifeline to Alstom's Derby Works, with an offer of an order for ten Class 345 nine-car electric multiple units (EMUs) for the Elizabeth line - but only if the 'price is rig

Wiktionary

Once used mostly for corporate meetings, video conferences have suddenly become the lifeline connecting isolated friends, co-workers, and family members.

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This road is the lifeline that links these villages to the rest of the world.

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This is an economic lifeline for Algeria.

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