RATLINE


Meaning of RATLINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrat-lən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English radelyng

Date: 15th century

: any of the small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds of a ship so as to form the steps of a rope ladder — usually used in plural

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