ratline.
The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.
Meaning & usage
The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.
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.
A system of escape routes for Nazis and other fascists fleeing Europe in the aftermath of World War II.
Where this word comes from
Apparently a corruption of raddling by folk-etymological reanalysis as rat + line.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.