RATLINE

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


Etymology

Noun

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.]

Anagrams

• Latiner, art line, entrail, larnite, latrine, line art, reliant, retinal, trainel, trenail

Source: Wiktionary



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PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, 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.

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