Ratlines
Pronunciation : Rat"lines, rat"lins
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Of uncertain origin.] (Naut.)
Definition : Defn: The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and forming the steps of a rope ladder. [Written also ratlings, and rattlings.] Totten.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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