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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ratlines /ˈratlɪnz/

▶plural noun a series of small rope lines fastened across a sailing ship's shrouds like the rungs of a ladder, used for climbing the rigging.

– origin ME: of unknown origin.

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