ratline, ratlin
(noun) (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ratline (plural ratlines)
(nautical, uncountable) The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship. [from 14th c.]
(nautical) Any of the cross ropes between the shrouds, which form a net like ropework, allowing sailors to climb up towards the top of the mast. [from 17th c.]
• Latiner, art line, entrail, larnite, latrine, line art, reliant, retinal, trainel, trenail
Source: Wiktionary
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
