transom
Meaning
- A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
- A horizontal glazing bar in a window.
- A transom window.
- Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart.
- The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship.
- The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.
- (attributive, figuratively, usually) Items that have arrived over the transom.
Synonyms
connecting link
cross-piece
transom light
transom window light
Translations
imposte
montante
Querbalkon
vasistas Oberflügel Spiegelheck
llindar Türsturz RanmaPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɹæn.səm/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English traunsom; probably an alteration of Latin trānstrum (“crossbeam”).
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