RATLINE Meaning of RATLINE in English transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrætlɪn ]n. (also ratlin) (usu. in pl.) any of the small lines fastened across a sailing-ship's shrouds like ladder-rungs. [ME: orig. unkn.] English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012