a rope or line for saving or safeguarding life, e.g. one stretched along the deck of a ship for use in rough weather or one for lowering or raising a person to safety
a rope or line for saving or safeguarding life, e.g.:
one stretched along the deck of a ship for use in rough weather
one fired to a ship in distress by means of a rocket
one by which a diver is lowered and raised
one for lowering or raising a person to safety
something, esp a sole means of communication, regarded as indispensable for the maintenance or protection of life
a line on the palm of the hand, taken by palmists as an indication of the length of a person's life