lifeline
/ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
noun
A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies.
noun
A system or structure of vital importance to a community.
noun
A line from the diver to a tender at the surface control point.
noun
A particular crease in the palm.
Example Sentences
- "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."