transom

Plural: transoms

Noun

• A small hinged window above a door or another window.
• a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door
• a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
• 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.
• Items that have arrived over the transom.

Examples

• Finding ’TRANSOM’ as a viable play felt like looking through a small window to victory.
• They only met the deadline by working most of the night and making a transom filing.
• We are overwhelmed with transom resumes.

Synonyms

fanlight, transom window, traverse

Related Words

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