lifeline

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/

Noun

broadly

A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling. / (by extension) A source of salvation in a crisis. / A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies.

Japanese Meaning

溺れたり落下したりする犠牲者がしがみつく救命索や救助用具としての意味 / 危機的状況における、唯一の救いや希望をもたらす手段 / 必要不可欠な物資などを運ぶための手段や経路としての意味

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When the swimmer began to struggle, the coast guard threw a lifeline that saved his life.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

泳いでいた人がもがき始めたとき、沿岸警備隊は命綱を投げ、それが彼の命を救った。

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Sense（1）

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

Sense（2）

(by extension) A source of salvation in a crisis.

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

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（3）

A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies.

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Sense（4）

(engineering) System or structure of vital importance to a community.

Sense（5）

Sense（6）

(underwater diving) A line from the diver to a tender at the surface control point.

Sense（7）

(palmistry) A particular crease in the palm.

lifelines

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