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| rat·line [ ráttlən ] (plural rat·lines) or rat·lin [ ráttlən ] (plural rat·lines) |
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small rope fastened horizontally between shrouds: a small rope fastened horizontally between the shrouds in the rigging of a sailing ship to form a rung of a ladder for the crew going aloft
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