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ratline

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Allen went on to secretly negotiate for surrender of Nazi/SS troops, who were then protected from prosecution and used for Gladio and later ratlined out to South America to train death squads. To your second point: no.

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(nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft

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noun

(nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft

Definitions

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noun

(nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft

See also: ratlin

Example sentences

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Allen went on to secretly negotiate for surrender of Nazi/SS troops, who were then protected from prosecution and used for Gladio and later ratlined out to South America to train death squads. To your second point: no.

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How do you use ratline in a sentence?

Allen went on to secretly negotiate for surrender of Nazi/SS troops, who were then protected from prosecution and used for Gladio and later ratlined out to South America to train death squads. To your second point: no.

What does ratline mean?

(nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft

What part of speech is ratline?

ratline is commonly used as noun.