Transom may refer to:
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Transom (architecture)
In architecture, a transom is a transverse horizontal structural beam or bar, or a crosspiece separating a door from a window above it. This contrasts with a mullion, a vertical structural member. Transom or transom window is also the customary ...
, a bar of wood or stone across the top of a door or window, or the window above such a bar
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Transom (nautical)
A transom is the vertical reinforcement which strengthens the stern of a boat. This flat termination of the stern is typically above the waterline.
The term was used as far back as Middle English in the 1300s, having come from Latin ''transversu ...
, that part of the stern of a vessel where the two sides of its hull meet
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Operation Transom
Operation Transom was an attack by Allied forces against the Japanese-occupied city of Surabaya on the Indonesian island of Java during World War II. Conducted by the British-led Eastern Fleet, the operation took place on 17 May 1944 and invo ...
, a World War II bombing raid on Surabaya in Java
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Transom knot
The transom knot is a simple lashing knot used to secure two linear objects, such as spars, at right angles to each other.
Relation to other knots
While often described in relation to the constrictor knot, the underlying structure of the transo ...
, a simple lashing knot
* ''
Tug Transom'', a British daily comic strip
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