ratline

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

這個字我們還沒有寫成教學內容。以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,方便你先看懂它的意思。

ratlinenoun/ˈɹætlɪn/

  • 1

    nauticaltransportThe rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.

  • 2

    nauticaltransportAny of the cross ropes between the shrouds, which form a net-like ropework, allowing sailors to climb up towards the top of the mast.

    • [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.
    • That meant it was not possible to use ratlines — that is, to make rope ladders out of the shrouds by adding small connecting pieces of ropes.
  • 3

    historicalA system of escape routes for Nazis and other fascists fleeing Europe in the aftermath of World War II.

    • Marc Masurovsky, of the European Shoah Legacy Institute, has a remarkable knowledge of the Nazi ratlines and Allied intelligence.

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