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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
lifeline
1. a crease on the palm;
its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
• Syn:
line of life, life line
• Hypernyms:
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
2. support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)
- the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin
- she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief
• Hypernyms:
support
3. line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
• Hypernyms:
line
4. line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
• Hypernyms:
line
• Hyponyms:
ridge rope
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