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 Transom
    Operation Transom
    Operation 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 knot
    Transom knot
    The 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 Transom
    Tug Transom
    Tug 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
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