LIFEBLOOD


Meaning of LIFEBLOOD in English

/luyf"blud'/ , n.

1. the blood, considered as essential to maintain life: to spill one's lifeblood in war.

2. a life-giving, vital, or animating element: Agriculture is the lifeblood of the country.

[ 1580-90; LIFE + BLOOD ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .