ratlines

How do you get to the ratlines in an emergency?

A moment later he was climbing the ratlines, telescope in hand.

I dug my feet into the ratlines and began to climb.

Yes, I can see men going up the ratlines.

Soon the men were running up the ratlines like spiders, and then out along the yards.

Miguel sat in the ratlines across from him and grinned.

Charlie pointed from his position in the ratlines above the deck.

James turned back in time to see Annie leaping for the ratlines.

They both were breathing as if they'd climbed the ratlines to the stars.

He sat there, one hand white on the ratlines, the other arm around the topmast.

He clung with one hand to the ratlines and regained his feet.

He glanced down - they were perched about thirty feet up in the ratlines.

Now how many ratlines led to the Vatican after the 2nd World war?

Gabriel gripped the ratlines and turned to survey the deck below.

At once two dozen men began scrambling up the ratlines of both masts.

The American ran to the main-chains and a moment later was going up the ratlines like a monkey.

He could hear her laughter with the dizzying sway of the ratlines.

Ruori swarmed up the ratlines, as if he fled something.

I lay stunned under a web of fallen ratlines and shrouds.

It was easy enough getting around the deadeyes and lanyards, onto the ratlines.

Up he went, clear up, beyond the ratlines, to the very masthead.

He could have let her fall from the ratlines to drown and been finished with her.

Then at that moment, she found Nicholas lashed with his arms outstretched to the ratlines.

Annie scampered down the long deck, reaching for the ratlines.

Scurrying along the braces and ratlines, men answered his commands.