Tromp
Encyclopedia
Tromp or Van Tromp may mean:
See also:
- Maarten TrompMaarten TrompMaarten Harpertszoon Tromp was an officer and later admiral in the Dutch navy. His first name is also spelled as Maerten.-Early life:...
(1598–1653), Dutch admiral - Cornelis TrompCornelis TrompSir Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp, 1st Baronet was a Dutch naval officer. He was the son of Lieutenant Admiral Maarten Tromp. He became Lieutenant Admiral General in the Dutch Navy and briefly Admiral General in the Danish Navy...
(1629–1691), Dutch admiral, son of Maarten - Hr.Ms. TrompHNLMS TrompAt least seven ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy have been named HNLMS Tromp after Admiral Maarten Tromp , or his son Cornelis Tromp :* Zr. Ms. Admiraal C. Tromp, a 7-gun armed schooner, which served from 1809-1826....
, several ships of the Royal Netherlands NavyRoyal Netherlands NavyThe Koninklijke Marine is the navy of the Netherlands. In the mid-17th century the Dutch Navy was the most powerful navy in the world and it played an active role in the wars of the Dutch Republic and later those of the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
named after the admirals - Henricus TrompHenricus TrompHenrikus Tromp was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics....
(1878–1962), Dutch rower. - Tromp, a small Belgian community near Stekene/Kemseke.
- Tromp, a Mario enemy
- TROMP international music competition & FestivalTROMP international music competition & FestivalThe Tromp International Music Competition and Festival is a music festival in Eindhoven, Netherland.It is held every two years; since 2004 its subjects are string quartet and percussion on a rotating basis...
, 2 yearly music competition (alterating) for string quartet or percussion. Named after Theo Tromp (1903–1984) former vice-president of Philips Electronics. - The Trompowsky Attack, a chess openingChess openingA chess opening is the group of initial moves of a chess game. Recognized sequences of opening moves are referred to as openings as initiated by White or defenses, as created in reply by Black. There are many dozens of different openings, and hundreds of named variants. The Oxford Companion to...
.
See also:
- TrompeTrompeA trompe is a water-powered gas compressor, commonly used before the advent of the electric-powered compressor. A trompe is somewhat like an airlift pump working in reverse....
, a hydropowerHydropowerHydropower, hydraulic power, hydrokinetic power or water power is power that is derived from the force or energy of falling water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes. Since ancient times, hydropower has been used for irrigation and the operation of various mechanical devices, such as...
ed pump which produces pressurised air