1. (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
   - ratlin

Derived forms: ratlines

Type of: line

Part of: ship

Encyclopedia: Ratline

• Daubentonia madagascariensis
• Daubentoniidae
• dauber
• daubing
• dauby
• Daucus
• Daucus carota
• Daucus carota sativa
• Daugavpils
• daughter
• daughter cell
• daughter-in-law
• daughterly
• Daumier
• daunt
• daunted
• daunting
• dauntingly
• dauntless
• dauntlessly
• dauntlessness
• dauphin
• Davalia bullata
• fellowship
• felly