From rat + -en- + lijn, calque of English ratline.
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑ.tə(n)ˌlɛi̯n/
- Hyphenation: rat‧ten‧lijn
rattenlijn f (plural rattenlijnen)
- (historical) ratline (escape route or element in a network used by Nazis and other fascists to escape Europe)