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 Definitions of ratline  [ˈræt lɪn]  

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Definition of 'ratline' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) ratline
any of the small ropes or lines that cross the shrouds of a ship horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.

Etymology:  (1475–85; earlier ratling, radelyng, of obscure orig.)

Definition of 'ratline' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) ratline, ratlin
(nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft

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