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lifeline

lifeline
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • 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"

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    lifeline
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • levensader
    • line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver

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    lifeline
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • vanglijn
    • line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning

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    lifeline
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • levenslijn
    • a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live

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    lifeline
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • reddingslijn, levenslijn
    • a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live

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    1. Fire-fighters outfit — lifeline
    2. Firefighters outfit — lifeline
    3. Fire-fighters outfit-lifeline
    4. Winning the contract had given the shipyard, which was in financial difficulties, a genuine lifeline.
    5. .2 For each breathing apparatus a fireproof lifeline of sufficient length and strength shall be provided capable of being attached by means of a snaphook to the harness of the apparatus or to a separate belt in order to prevent the breathing apparatus becoming detached when the lifeline is operated.
    6. At least one lifebuoy on each side shall be equipped with a buoyant lifeline equal in length to not less than twice the height at which it is stowed above the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition or 30 metres, whichever is the greater.Two lifebuoys shall be equipped with a self-activating smoke signal and a self-activating light; they shall be capable of quick release from the navigation bridge.
    7. At least one lifebuoy on each side shall be equipped with a buoyant lifeline equal in length to not less than twice the height at which it is stowed above the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition or 30 metres, whichever is the greater.Two lifebuoys shall be equipped with a self-activating smoke signal and a self-activating light; they shall be capable of quick release from the navigation bridge. The remainder of the lifebuoys shall be equipped with self-igniting lights, in compliance with the provisions of paragraph 2.1.2 of the LSA Code.