Definitionn. (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship
Last update: October 23, 2015
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Sakr-el-Bahr drank slowly, his eyes never leaving the vessel, whose every ratline was clearly defined by now in the pellucid air. [Please select]
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Get a couple of lines seven or eight feet long; we will fasten them under our arms, and if a puff comes harder than usual we can twist the end round a shroud or ratline. [Please select]
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