ratlines in English
noun
1
a series of small ropes fastened across a sailing ship's shrouds like the rungs of a ladder, used for climbing the rigging.
The product of a seafaring family, Seal is at home among the rigging, the ratlines , the shrouds and spars of his leading lady.
noun
ratlin
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