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.).