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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft;
[syn: ratline, ratlin]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ratline
    n 1: (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a
         sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft [syn:
         ratline, ratlin]