Associations to the word «Transom»

Wiktionary

TRANSOM, noun. A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
TRANSOM, noun. A horizontal dividing bar in a window.
TRANSOM, noun. A transom window.
TRANSOM, noun. (nautical) Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart.
TRANSOM, noun. (nautical) The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship.
TRANSOM, noun. The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.
TRANSOM, noun. (figuratively) (usually attributively) Items that have arrived over the transom.
TRANSOM WINDOW, noun. A small hinged window above a door or another window.
TRANSOM WINDOWS, noun. Plural of transom window

Dictionary definition

TRANSOM, noun. A window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door.
TRANSOM, noun. A horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it.

Wise words

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