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Meaning of "ratline" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RATLINE

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RATLINE

ratline  [ˈrætlɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RATLINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ratline is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RATLINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ratline in the English dictionary

The definition of ratline in the dictionary is any of a series of light lines tied across the shrouds of a sailing vessel for climbing aloft.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RATLINE


berlin
bəˈlɪn
Brooklyn
ˈbrʊklɪn
buntline
ˈbʌntlɪn
colin
ˌkɒlɪn
discipline
ˈdɪsɪplɪn
Dublin
ˈdʌblɪn
eastlin
ˈiːstlɪn
Evelyn
ˈiːvlɪn
franklin
ˈfræŋklɪn
Helen
ˈhɛlɪn
lin
lɪn
linn
lɪn
Lynn
lɪn
madeleine
ˈmædəlɪn
McPartlin
məkˈpɑːtlɪn
merlin
ˈmɜːlɪn
porcelain
ˈpɔːslɪn
ratlin
ˈrætlɪn
Tallinn
ˈtælɪn
violin
ˌvaɪəˈlɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RATLINE

rationalization
rationalize
rationalizer
rationally
rationalness
rationing
rations
Ratisbon
ratite
ratlike
ratlin
ratling
RATO
ratoon
ratooner
ratpack
ratproof
rats
rats´ tails
ratsbane

WORDS THAT END LIKE RATLINE

beltline
bustline
chatline
coastline
contline
countline
cutline
flatline
gantline
girtline
hotline
line
outline
plotline
potline
setline
shoutline
sightline
skeleton outline
trotline
waistline

Synonyms and antonyms of ratline in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ratline» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RATLINE

Find out the translation of ratline to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ratline from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ratline» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ratline
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ratline
570 millions of speakers

English

ratline
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ratline
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ratline
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крысиной дороги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ratline
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ratline
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ratline
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ratline
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Webeleine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

縄梯子
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ratline
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ratline
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ratline
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடலோடிகள், ஏறி இறங்க உதவும் கயிற்றோணியின் குருக்குக் கயிறுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॉटलाइन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ıskaralarında
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ratline
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ratline
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щурячої дороги
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ratline
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ratline
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ratline
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ratline
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ratline
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ratline

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RATLINE»

The term «ratline» is normally little used and occupies the 143.526 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RATLINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ratline» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ratline» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ratline

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RATLINE»

Discover the use of ratline in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ratline and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ratline: Soviet Spies, Nazi Priests, and the Disappearance ...
He revisited old contacts, made some new ones, and gradually the explosive story was revealed: there is no forensic evidence to prove that Adolf Hitler died in the bunker in April 1945!
Peter Levenda, 2012
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Vatican Ratline: The Vatican, the Nazis and the New World Order
Vatican Ratline is the true story of recovered memories of one survivor of the post World War II ratline interwoven with the history of the players.
Mauri, 2006
3
Ratline
The funeral of a seemingly dull, old international bank investment officer attracts the attention of the Chief of Police in Niagara Falls, New York, after a young man employed at the undertaking parlor is fired because he did not prevent ...
Donald F. Ripley, 2003
4
Allowances Established for Vessels of the United States ...
Strapping, Ratline, &c. a* it 8 s !T O =1 > O r •= <3 S § * — s S 1 * 8 T « 3 a 9 ^ fls3 o * la £ -3 S Canvass, No. 4 bolts Canvass, old yards Dnck bolts Honselino ponnds Hambroline do.. leather , sides Marline ponnds Needles, Sail, assorted Oil of ...
United States. Navy Dept, 1865
5
Sacred Ratline
Historical fiction at it's best!
Dennis K. Villa, 2011
6
Nazis on the Run: How Hitler's Henchmen Fled Justice
The Ratline Players From 1947 until 1950Jim Milano served as director ofthe CIC in Aus- tria and was one ofthe founders ofthe ratline. The political parameters had changed, and only a few years after the war, the antagonism between East ...
Gerald Steinacher, 2011
7
Wives and Warriors: Women and the Military in the United ...
VMI creates its "citizen-soldiers" with military discipline, academics, and athletics, but at its heart is the Ratline. In VMI parlance, the Ratline refers to the seven months of initiation that upperclass cadets run and that the first-year students must ...
Laurie Lee Weinstein, Christie C. White, 1997
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Popular Mechanics
Passing the needle through both the shroud and the ratline at right angles locks THREAD PASSES THROUGH SHROUD AND IS CLIPPED OFF INBOARD Ratlines Threaded through Shrouds with Needle Simplifies Job of Rigging Ship ...
9
Gender in Policy and Practice: Perspectives on Single Sex ...
First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Amanda Datnow, Lea Hubbard, 2013
10
The Devil's Breath
He waited until the starboard stanchion dipped into the sea, and then he scrambled up the ratline to the stanchion on the port side. As he pulled himself up , he felt the boat drop to port and saw the sea coming up to meet him. He hung onto the ...
Dahn Alexander Batchelor, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RATLINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ratline is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Virginia Military Institute Basketball: No Ordinary College; No …
Rats are subjected to a long-standing tradition, encountering the challenge that VMI cadets that came before them experienced : the Ratline. The purpose of the ... «The Roanoke Star, Jan 15»
2
Pope Paul VI Beatification Overshadowed by Involvement in Nazi …
The Vatican Ratline was a post war system of escape routes for Nazis fleeing Europe at the end of the Second World War. The Vatican version was centered at ... «InSerbia News, Oct 14»
3
Novorossiya Must Bring Kiev's War Criminals to Justice: A Legal …
The Vatican, MI6, and the predecessor to the CIA did all they could to help certain useful Nazis and their collaborators escape justice via the ratlines and find a ... «InSerbia News, Oct 14»
4
'Warburg in Rome,' by James Carroll review: dark portrait
The Aussenweg, or Road Out, devised by Heinrich Himmler, was to become known in its less euphemistic terminology as "the Vatican ratline." More shockingly ... «SFGate, Aug 14»
5
Smashing Maritime Ratlines – A Team Sport
Disrupting these ratlines requires teamwork and a networked approach. Accordingly, a number of U.S. government agencies have responsibility of some sort or ... «CIMSEC, Jul 14»
6
Who's Profiting From the Swiss Banking Secrecy Ratline?
The Middle East, Monaco, Singapore: Who's Benefitting From the Swiss Banking Secrecy Ratline? says Ian Allison (Photo: Reuters). I asked a professor of ... «IBTimes.co.uk, Nov 13»
7
Hitler's Shadow Reaches toward Today
To get Barbie to Bolivia, the CIC officers used a ratline run by a Croatian priest, Father Krunoslav Draganovich, Ryan wrote. Ryan said the Central Intelligence ... «Consortium News, Jun 13»
8
IoS book review: Ratlines, By Stuart Neville
Ratlines opens with a former Nazi being killed in Ireland. A message is pinned to the body threatening another German, the real-life figure of Otto Skorzeny, ... «The Independent, Jan 13»
9
Indie Horror Month Interview: Ratline's Eric Stanze
Without a doubt, independent filmmaker Eric Stanze is one of the more seasoned and exciting storytellers working today. Ever since opening the doors on his ... «Dread Central, Mar 12»
10
Exclusive: Second Annual PollyGrind Film Festival Announces …
... go on to find audiences soon) include the highly controversial The Bunny Game, The Super, Dear God No!, The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol and Ratline. «Dread Central, Oct 11»

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