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Ratline
The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.
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noun
- 1
The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.
- 2
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.
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