Ran

nounStandard termMaritime

A specific coil of yarns wound onto a spun-yarn winch.

A bundle of roughly twenty yarns coiled together on a winch to make spun-yarn. In traditional cordage and rigging work, sailors twist these smaller yarns together to create stronger, thicker lines used for seizing and serving standing rigging.

Heard on the job

Spin up another ran of yarn, we need more seizing for the shrouds.