ratline

Etymology
Apparently an alteration of, after ,.

Noun

 * 1)  The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.
 * 2)  Any of the cross ropes between the shrouds, which form a net-like ropework, allowing sailors to climb up towards the top of the mast.
 * 3) * 1808–10,, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 80:
 * [H]e laid hold of the first ratline with his right hand, then sprung to the second, with his left, and so on alternately, right and left, up to the last, close to the futtock shrouds.
 * 1)  A system of escape routes for Nazis and other fascists fleeing Europe in the aftermath of World War II.
 * 1)  A system of escape routes for Nazis and other fascists fleeing Europe in the aftermath of World War II.

Derived terms

 * ratline stuff

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: väylinki
 * French:
 * German: Webeleine, Webleine
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Polish:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 老鼠線
 * Dutch: rattenlijn
 * German: Rattenlinien