lifelines

'lifelines'

[line_of_life.n.01] as in: a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live

'lifelines'

[lifeline.n.02] as in: support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)

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Examples:
the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin
she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief

'lifelines'

[lifeline.n.03] as in: line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver

'lifelines'

[lifeline.n.04] as in: line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning