Associations to the word «Ratlin»

Noun

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Wiktionary

RATLIN, noun. (nautical) Alternative form of ratline

Dictionary definition

RATLIN, noun. (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft.

Wise words

Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?
Aeschylus