rescue line
Emergency retrieval cord
A rescue line is a rope or cord used to pull someone to safety, especially in water emergencies.
Lifeguards throw rescue lines to drowning swimmers; boats carry them for man-overboard situations.
The term extends to climbing and industrial safety contexts where a line provides emergency extraction: They tossed him a rescue line from the helicopter.
- lifelineEssential connection to safety
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- first responderInitial crisis scene personnel
- safetyFreedom from harm
throw · coast guard · drowning · survivor · helicopter · harness · life jacket · float · extraction · retrieval · grab · grab hold · pull · hang on · anchor · tether · umbilical · crisis
- boat safetylife raft, lifebuoy, life vests, flare, distress signal
- tow ropestowline, cable, chain, recovery strap
outcome for the person
rescue linedeath sentence
Judicial order of execution
anchor line · deadweight · millstone · ball and chain · death trap
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