Rāt'lin or Rāt'line, n.
n. (Naut.) A small line traversing the shrouds of a ship, making the step of a ladder for ascending to the mast-heads. [Written also ratling and rattling.] Totten.
n. (Naut.) A small line traversing the shrouds of a ship, making the step of a ladder for ascending to the mast-heads. [Written also ratling and rattling.] Totten.