What does lifeline mean?
Lifeline means A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling..
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/ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/ · noun
A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling..
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.
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 right'.
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.
Oil and liquefied natural gas tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz carry around 20% of the world’s supply. But for countries on the Persian Gulf, the waterway is more than just an energy route – it’s a lifeline for more than 100 million people.
Use lifeline when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lifeline means A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling..
Common synonyms include jackstay, tether, line of life, life line.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The girls, of course, were my lifeline during this time.
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