support networknoun [ C ]
uk/səˈpɔːt ˌnet.wɜːk/us/səˈpɔːrt ˌnet.wɝːk/a group of people who provide emotional and practical help to someone in serious difficulty:
It's very hard for battered women to rebuild their lives without a good support network.
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