Transom
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Transom may refer to:
- Transom (architectural)Transom (architectural)In architecture, a transom is the term given to a transverse beam or bar in a frame, or to the crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it. Transom is also the customary U.S. word used for a transom light, the window over this crosspiece...
, a bar of wood or stone across the top of a door or window - Transom (nautical)Transom (nautical)In naval architecture, a transom is the surface that forms the stern of a vessel. Transoms may be flat or curved and they may be vertical, raked forward, also known as a retroussé or reverse transom, angling forward from the waterline to the deck, or raked aft, often simply called "raked", angling...
, one of the beams running athwart the ship's hull at the fashion timbers or the surface that forms the flat back panel of a stern of a vessel - Operation TransomOperation TransomOperation Transom was a major bombing raid on Japanese targets at Surabaya, Java by American and British planes on 17 May 1944 during World War II....
, a major bombing raid - Transom knotTransom knotThe Transom knot is a simple lashing knot, based on the constrictor knot, used to secure two linear objects at right angles to each other. To reinforce, a second Transom knot can be made on the opposite side and at a right-angle to the first. Suggested for binding kite sticks....
, a simple lashing knot - Tug TransomTug TransomTug Transom is a British daily comic strip written by Peter O'Donnell and drawn by Alfred Sindall. It relates the adventures of the captain of a merchant ship in ports all over the world. The strips are identified by a letter followed by a number, each series running for approximately one year. ...
, a British daily comic strip