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Definition of Lifelines
1. lifeline [n] - See also: lifeline
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lifelines
Literary usage of Lifelines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation by P. Michael Laub (1997)
"Seismic Retrofitting to Protect lifelines: The City of Memphis, ... Therefore,
it is only a matter of time before lifelines in the City of Memphis ..."
2. Safety and Health Requirements Manual: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers edited by Robert H. Griffin (1999)
"F BODY BELTS, HARNESSES, LANYARDS, AND lifelines = SELECTION OF COMPONENTS
05.F.01 Personal fall arrest and positioning device systems. ..."
3. U. S. Navy Diving Manual: Air DivingSports & Recreation (1999)
"... able to see the spokes leading to the dive hole located at the center of the
wheel. The wheel should have a minimum diameter of 60 feet. J-4.6 lifelines ..."
4. Seismic Considerations for Communities at Risk edited by Christopher Arnold, Michael Mahoney (1998)
"... 1985 (FEMA Publication 90) lifelines Abatement of Seismic Hazards to lifelines:
An Action Plan, 1987 (FEMA Publication 142) Abatement of Seismic Hazards ..."
5. Guide to Application of the 1991 NEHRP Recommended Provisions in Earthquake edited by James R. Harris (1996)
"The effort, conducted for NIBS by an ad hoc Panel on lifelines with the assistance
of the BSSC, resulted in a report recommending that the federal ..."
6. NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and edited by Eugene Zeller (2001)
"IMPROVING THE SEISMIC SAFETY OF NEW AND EXISTING lifelines Given the fact that
buildings continue to be useful in a seismic emergency only if the services ..."
7. The Land of Sunshine by Charles Fletcher Lummis (1898)
"No lifelines were used here. It was found necessary to test each rock, for some,
... Gibraltar was reached at ten o'clock and here lifelines were stretched. ..."
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