ratline

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ratline (plural ratlines)

  1. (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.
    • Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600, page 34
      1980, That meant it was not possible to use ratlines -- that is, to make rope ladders out of the shrouds by adding small connecting pieces of ropes.

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