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1. n. (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft Source: wordnet
2. n (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft Source: ecdict

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aloft climbing form horizontal ladder nautical rope sailing ship shrouds small they

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