lifelines

1. a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will liveSynonyms: life line, lifeline, line of life

2. support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)Examples: "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief"Synonyms: lifeline

3. line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diverSynonyms: lifeline

4. line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowningSynonyms: lifeline