transom

Meaning

  1. A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
  2. A horizontal glazing bar in a window.
  3. A transom window.
  4. Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart.
  5. The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship.
  6. The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.
  7. Items that have arrived over the transom.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɹæn.səm/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English traunsom; probably an alteration of Latin trānstrum (“crossbeam”).

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