Definition of ratlines in English:

ratlines

plural nounˈratlɪnzˈrætlənz

A series of small rope lines fastened across a sailing ship's shrouds like the rungs of a ladder, used for climbing the rigging.
I scrambled back down the ratlines
Example sentencesExamples
- Pamela watched the men climbing the ratlines, standing on the yards, or in the footropes.
- Aloft, there were the conventional ratlines on both sides of each mast to gain access to the rigging.
- In the fresh wind the vibration of the shrouds as fifty men ran up the ratlines could be distinctly heard.
- The divers kitted up in harnesses and ascended the wet ratlines.
- The product of a seafaring family, Seal is at home among the rigging, the ratlines, the shrouds and spars of his leading lady.

Origin

Late Middle English: of unknown origin.

Definition of ratlines in US English:

ratlines

plural nounˈrætlənzˈratlənz

A series of small ropes fastened across a sailing ship's shrouds like the rungs of a ladder, used for climbing the rigging.
I scrambled back down the ratlines
Example sentencesExamples
- The product of a seafaring family, Seal is at home among the rigging, the ratlines, the shrouds and spars of his leading lady.
- Pamela watched the men climbing the ratlines, standing on the yards, or in the footropes.
- The divers kitted up in harnesses and ascended the wet ratlines.
- In the fresh wind the vibration of the shrouds as fifty men ran up the ratlines could be distinctly heard.
- Aloft, there were the conventional ratlines on both sides of each mast to gain access to the rigging.

Origin

Late Middle English: of unknown origin.

单词	ratlines
释义	Definition of ratlines in English: ratlines plural nounˈratlɪnzˈrætlənz A series of small rope lines fastened across a sailing ship's shrouds like the rungs of a ladder, used for climbing the rigging. I scrambled back down the ratlines Example sentencesExamples Pamela watched the men climbing the ratlines, standing on the yards, or in the footropes. Aloft, there were the conventional ratlines on both sides of each mast to gain access to the rigging. In the fresh wind the vibration of the shrouds as fifty men ran up the ratlines could be distinctly heard. The divers kitted up in harnesses and ascended the wet ratlines. The product of a seafaring family, Seal is at home among the rigging, the ratlines, the shrouds and spars of his leading lady. Origin Late Middle English: of unknown origin. Definition of ratlines in US English: ratlines plural nounˈrætlənzˈratlənz A series of small ropes fastened across a sailing ship's shrouds like the rungs of a ladder, used for climbing the rigging. I scrambled back down the ratlines Example sentencesExamples The product of a seafaring family, Seal is at home among the rigging, the ratlines, the shrouds and spars of his leading lady. Pamela watched the men climbing the ratlines, standing on the yards, or in the footropes. The divers kitted up in harnesses and ascended the wet ratlines. In the fresh wind the vibration of the shrouds as fifty men ran up the ratlines could be distinctly heard. Aloft, there were the conventional ratlines on both sides of each mast to gain access to the rigging. Origin Late Middle English: of unknown origin.
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