Lifeline

Definitions: Lifeline

Lifeline

Noun

1. A crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live.

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".

3. Line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver.

4. Line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning.

Specialty Definitions: Lifeline

Domain	Definitions
Mining	A slide wire or cable extending from a work platform in a drill tripod or derrick at an oblique angle downward to an anchor on the ground, which the derrick or tripod worker could grasp and use when sliding to safety in anemergency. (references)
Public Administration	In emergency rescue services, a system of communication for the members of the rescue party when they must enter hazardous, lightless or toxic atmospheres; It enables the crew to keep in contact with colleagues outside by sending rope signals, as follows:1 pull:stop, OK;2 pulls:advance;3 pulls:come at once;4 pulls:distress, emergency help. Source: European Union. (references)
Transportation	Line fitted around the sides of the boat to prevent the crew from falling overboard. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Lifeline

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Lifeline is the name of an emergency response service used by many senior citizens and medical patients in the United States. Founded in 1974 by Dr. Andrew Dibner, it is a manufacturer of personal alarm buttons that can be worn on the wrist or around the neck. In the event of an emergency, the button can be pushed, activating an alarm box in the person's home that will automatically dial an emergency phone number for help.

Lifeline is best known as the basis for a popular catch-phrase and in-joke of the early 1990s, "I've fallen and I can't get up;" though in fact this phrase was coined for a TV commercial for a competing service, Lifecall. (Lifecall has since gone out of business.)

In Australia there is an emergency telephone counselling service called Lifeline, run by volunteers. The volunteers are specially trained to deal with people in crisis, who may be actively suicidal.

External Links

Home page for Lifeline (USA)

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lifeline."

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Synonyms: Lifeline

Synonyms: life line (n), line of life (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Lifeline

Specialty definitions using "lifeline": diver assistant, DIVER HELPER, diver tender ♦ life-line attendant, LIFELINE RATES ♦ RUNNING RIGGER. (references)

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Modern Usage: Lifeline

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	He told me to forcibly insert the lifeline exercise card into my anus! (Donnie Darko; writing credit: Richard Kelly)
Lyrics	Throw me a lifeline (Hold On My Heart; performing artist: Genesis)
Movie/TV Titles	ABC Lifeline (1931) Lifeline to Victory (1993)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Lifeline

Domain	Title
References	Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Lifeline Systems, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Lifeline (reference) Lifeline (Star Trek Voyager: Starfleet Academy No. 1) (reference) Lifeline Sampler (reference) Making Sense in Sign: A Lifeline for a Deaf Child (Parents' and Teachers' Guides, . No. 6) (reference) Suddenly Single!: A Lifeline for Anyone Who Has Lost a Love (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Lifeline (reference) Lifeline Health Letter (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Lifeline (reference) Lifeline Express (reference) Lifeline from the Sky-Weapons at War (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Lifeline (reference) Throw Out the Lifeline (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Ta604 T1 Tdm with 4 Fxs Ports V35 10/100bt Lifeline Pots Ip (reference) Ta608 T1 Tdm Bundle with battery 8fxs Ports V35 10/100bt Lifeline (reference) Ta608 T1 Tdm with 8 Fxs Ports V35 10/100bt Lifeline Pots Ip (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods	Custom Leathercraft 7150 5/8" Synthetic Rope Lifeline (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Lifeline

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Photo Album: Lifeline

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Lifeline below Rome--amphibious "ducks" scoot to and from a cargo ship anchored off Anzio, laden with supplies for the Allied troops ashore. A barrage balloon swings over the ship to protect it from dive bombers.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Lifeline

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Sudan	Following an internal outcry, the Sadiq al-Mahdi government in March 1989 agreed with the UN and donor nations (including the U.S.) on a plan called Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS), under which some 100,000 tons of food was moved into both government and SPLA-held areas of the Sudan, and widespread starvation was averted. (references)
Political Economy	Sudan	Problems with relief flights in the south centered on the Government's frequent denials of visas and work permits to foreign humanitarian workers and aircraft clearances to the U.N.'s Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Lifeline

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	In good conscience, we cannot let another year pass without extending to all our seniors this lifeline of affordable prescription drugs.
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Usage Frequency: Lifeline

"Lifeline" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 93.14% of the time. "Lifeline" is used about 175 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	93.14%	163	24,498
Noun (proper)	4.57%	8	124,375
Lexical Verb (base form)	2.29%	4	175,879
Total	100.00%	175	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Lifeline

Country	Name	Country	Name
Japan	Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd.	USA	Lifeline Systems, Inc.
	(more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Lifeline

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
lifeline	444	calculator lifeline	7
lifeline pharmacy	50	lifeline usa	7
lifeline gym	32	bellsouth lifeline	7
lifeline communication	29	animal lifeline	7
lifeline system	26	lifeline paad	6
lifeline puppy rescue	23	food lifeline	6
lifeline battery	19	animal iowa lifeline	6
long distance lifeline	18	horizontal lifeline	6
ambulance lifeline	17	chicago credit lifeline	6
digital lifeline	15	lifeline visa card	5
anemia lifeline	12	lifeline ohio	5
lifeline phone	12	family lifeline	5
lifeline puppy	10	lifeline theater	5
inc lifeline pharmacy	10	lifeline usa.com	4
lifeline mosby	10	lifeline production	4
pet lifeline	10	lifeline verizon	4
biotechnologies lifeline	9	imaging lifeline	4
industry lifeline	9	lifeline system inc	4
chai lifeline	9	distance lifeline long phone	4
lifeline screening	8	adoption lifeline	4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Lifeline

Language		Translations for "lifeline"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		litar shpëtimi, kabëll palombari. (various references)

Arabic		‏حيوي (animated, athletic, bonny, dashing, indispensable, necessary, needful, pivotal, spirited, vital), ‏حبل النجاة, ‏حبل السلامة, ‏حبل الإنقاذ. (various references)

Bulgarian		въже за спускане на водолаз, въже за издигане на водолаз, връзка от жизнено значение. (various references)

Chinese		命脈 , 保险索. (various references)

Czech		záchranné lano (life-line). (various references)

Danish		livline, redningsline, bols. (various references)

Dutch		zeereling, seinlijn, redlijn. (various references)

Finnish		kaidetanko, kaideketju, johdin (conductor, duct, suffix, wire), johdetanko. (various references)

French		signalisation de secours, sauvegarde, filière, cordon ombilical, corde de vie, corde de sauvetage, corde de sécurité. (various references)

German		rettungsleine. (various references)

Greek		σχοινί επικοινωνίας. (various references)

Hebrew		עורק �"חיים, חבל �"צל�". (various references)

Italian		sistema di comunicazione vitale, sagola di salvataggio, draglia. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		�"�命線 , 命綱 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		せいめいせ�", いのちづな. (various references)

Manx		tead chaghteragh, corys chaghteragh. (various references)

Pig Latin		ifelinelay

Portuguese		vergueiro (jackstay), natural (apparent, artless, breathing, flowing, genuine, glibly, inartistic, inbred, innate, matter of course, native, natural, normal, outage, physical, plain, shirt-sleeve, spontaneous, unaffected, unconstrained, unlaboured, unsophisticated, unstrained, unstudied, untaught, unvarnished), corda de segurança (climbing rope). (various references)

Russian		спасательный трос, спасательный леер, жизненно важный путь. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		linija života (life-line), konopac za spasavanje (life-line). (various references)

Spanish		línea de vida, terraja (screw-tap, tap), señales de socorro, cuerda de salvamento. (various references)

Swedish		livlina. (various references)

Thai		สาย�"ึงนักประ�"าน้ำขึ้นลง. (various references)

Turkish		hayatın bağlı olduğu şey, hayat çizgisi, dalgıç halatı, cankurtaran halatı. (various references)

Ukranian		рятувальний трос, рятувальний ле�"р. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Lifeline

Derivations
	Words beginning with "lifeline": lifelines. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Lifeline" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Lavelanet, Liselund, lomelino. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Lifeline"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "lifeline" (pronounced lī"flī'n)
3	-l ī' n	airline, alkaline, anticline, baseline, bloodline, borderline, byline, coastline, crystalline, Dateline, deadline, dragline, feline, frontline, guideline, hairline, hardline, headline, hemline, hotline, mainline, midline, multiline, online, outline, pipeline, shoreline, sideline, skyline, strandline, streamline, Timberline, underline, waistline.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Lifeline

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-f-i-i-l-l-n"
	-2 letters: feline, nellie, nielli.
	-3 letters: elfin, fille.
	-4 letters: feel, fell, file, fill, fine, flee, lief, lien, life, line, neif, nill.
	-5 letters: eel, elf, ell, fee, fen, fie, fil, fin, ill, lee, lei, lie, lin, nee, nil.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-f-i-i-l-l-n"
	+1 letter: lifelines.
	+2 letters: inflexible.
	+4 letters: beneficially, lifelikeness.
	+5 letters: feuilletonism, feuilletonist, inferentially.
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