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What is a lifeline?

What is a lifeline? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  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. (engineering) System or structure of vital importance to a community.
  5. (nautical) On the deck of a boat, a line to which one can attach oneself to stay aboard on rough seas.
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Eventually, a lifeline arrives from the surface allowing fresh oxygen and limited communication.
Mrs Handley, of Highfield Avenue, Wortley, said the job became a lifeline after she was widowed five years ago.
We knew we had to bring the lifeline of communications to everyone, and this animated our entire response.
Chessington and Hook United Football Club has been thrown a lifeline to help recover from debts threatening to dash promotion dreams.
The lifeline is a long, heavy, braided rope that is resistant to abrasion, sunlight, and moisture.
At least two people had to be rescued using a lifeline and life jackets as they were pulled through the fast flowing water.

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