sheer ratline
noun
: every fifth ratline of the rigging of a ship extending to the swifters, after shrouds, and backstays
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sheer entry 8
- reversing eyepiece
- reversing layer
- reversing link
- reversing prism
- reversing switch
- reversing thermometer
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- reversion duty
- reversion to type
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