Found 2 items, similar to ratlines.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ratline ratline n : (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft [syn: ratlin]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ratlines Ratlines \Rat"lines\, Ratlins \Rat"lins\ (r[a^]t"l[i^]nz), n. pl. [Of uncertain origin.] (Naut.) The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and forming the steps of a rope ladder. [Written also ratlings, and rattlings.] --Totten. [1913 Webster]