transom
IPA: trˈænsʌm
noun
- (architecture) A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
- (architecture) A horizontal glazing bar in a window.
- A transom window.
- (nautical) Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart.
- (nautical) The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship.
- The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.
- (figuratively, usually attributively) Items that have arrived over the transom.
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Examples of "transom" in Sentences
- Above it is a multi pane transom.
- Atop it are patterned glass transoms.
- The windows are mullioned and transomed.
- All the windows are mullioned and transomed.
- There is a double door with fanlight transoms.
- There is also a sculling notch on the transom.
- Davits for the pushboat hang over the transom.
- Most of the windows are mullioned and transomed.
- A lower transom is etched with the Masonic symbol.
- All these windows are stone and are mullioned and transomed.