Ratline [rat-lin]  

Ratline

  [rat-lin]
Ratline may mean:

  • Ratlines (history), Nazi escape routes to South America or the Middle East at the end of World War II
  • Ratline, a tradition at the Virginia Military Institute
  • Ratlines, part of the rigging of a large sailing vessel

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