ratline

英 ['rætlɪn] 美['rætlɪn]
  • n. 横索的梯绳(等于等于ratlin或ratling)

英英释义


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

英文词源


ratline (n.)
"thin rope," especially as used on sailing ships, late 15c., originally ratling, of unknown origin; spelling ratline attested from 1773, by influence of line (n.).