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Ratline — may mean:* Ratlines (history), Nazi escape routes to South America or the Middle East at the end of World War II * Ratline, a tradition at the Virginia Military Institute * Ratlines, part of the rigging of a large sailing vessel … Wikipedia
ratline — [rat′lin] n. [altered by folk etym. < LME ratling, radeling < ?] any of the small, relatively thin pieces of tarred rope which join the shrouds of a ship and serve as the steps of a ladder for climbing the rigging: also sp. ratlin … English World dictionary
ratline hitch — ratline hitch, = clove hitch. (Cf. ↑clove hitch) … Useful english dictionary
ratline stuff — noun see ratline 1 … Useful english dictionary
ratline — An organized effort for moving personnel and/or material by clandestine means across a denied area or border … Military dictionary
ratline — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
ratline — noun The cross ropes between the shrouds, which form a net like ropework, allowing sailors to climb up towards the top of the mast. Quotations … Wiktionary
ratline — small rope forming a rung of a rope ladder on a ship Nautical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
ratline — rætlɪn n. horizontal piece of rope that connects the vertical ropes and forms a ladder (on ships) … English contemporary dictionary
ratline — 1) entrail 2) latrine … Anagrams dictionary
