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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