transom

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Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart
Items that have arrived over the transom

They only met the deadline by working most of the night and making a transom filing.

A small hinged window above a door or another window
The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows
The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship
A crosspiece over a door; a lintel
A horizontal dividing bar in a window
{n} a lintel over a doorcase, a beam across the stern post of a ship, or accross a window, vane of a cross-staff
(Mimarlık) In architecture, a transom is the term given to a transverse horizontal structural beam or bar, or to the crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window above it, as opposed to a mullion which refers to a vertical structural member. Transom is also the customary U.S. word used for a transom light, the window over this crosspiece. In Britain, the 'transom light' above a door is usually referred to as a "fanlight" if a semi-elliptical shape, and occasionally as an "overlight" or "hopper", or by the French word "vasistas"
1 A horizontal bar of wood or stone across a window 2 The cross-bar separating a door from the window, panel, or fanlight above it 3 The window above the transom bar of a door
A window mounted above a door or another window Transoms usually occur above head height
The transverse, vertical or sloping, panel forming the after end of a boat's hull Double-enders like canoes and peapods have no transom
A picture window that is usually located or mulled above another window
A small window placed directly above another window or one that is over a door
a window above a door and hinged to a transom
The stern cross-section of a square-sterned boat; any transverse beams secured to the sternpost
The horizontal divider of a window that's constructed in panels
Horizontal member separating a door from a window panel above the door, or separating one window above another
{i} crosspiece in a structure (across the top or middle of window, structural crosspiece in boat or bridge)
a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
A window above a door or other window built on and commonly hinged to a transom, used for daylighting in passive solar buildings
The vane of a cross-staff
The flat back section of the boat, where the sides meet the back
A vertical structure that marks the end of the main hull or sponson
Small, usually rectangular or fanlight window over a door Some transoms open to cross-ventilate a home, while others are only decorative
A horizontal crossbar in a window, over a door, or between a door and a window above it
A small opening above a door or window separated by a horizontal member that usually contains a sash or a louver panel hinged to the transom bar Transoms, or fan lights, were first used in the 18th century on exterior doors They increased the amount of light let into the front hall, and because of them, the size of the front door could be reduced They probably encouraged the Victorian use of stained glass for front doors
The flat rear end of a boat, the upper part of which tends to lean forward on modern racers
One of the crossbeams connecting the side frames of a truck with each other
A horizontal transverse beam or bar in a frame; a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it Also, a window above a door or other window, built on and commonly hinged to a transom
A small hinged window directly above a door
A small opening above a door separated by a horizontal member (transom bar) Usually contains a sash or louver panel hinged to the transom bar
A small, often hinged, window or multi-paned window opening above a door or another window, usually capping the street-level of a commercial building
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A horizontal window opening used above a door or window
a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it a window above a door and hinged to a transom
Window above a door
An opening for ventilation over a door or window
A stationary or operating window mulling directly above a window or door
One of the athwartship members, fixed to the sternpost, that shaped and strengthened the stern
The piece of wood or iron connecting the cheeks of some gun carriages
Transom is the horizontal, as mullion is the vertical, bar across an opening
A stationary window unit stacked (mulled) immediately above a door or window Transoms are sash set as standard, but may be ordered direct set
One of the principal transverse timbers of the stern, bolted to the sternpost and giving shape to the stern structure; called also transsummer
over the transom
Meeting a deadline by delivery after the day of the deadline but before opening of business the following business day

The worked into the night and sent an associate to make an over-the-transom filing.

over the transom
Unsolicited

Only one piece that came in over the transom appears in this issue.

A transom
transenne
transoms
plural of transom
transom

    Hyphenation

    tran·som

    Turkish pronunciation

    tränsım

    Synonyms

    fanlight

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtransəm/ /ˈtrænsəm/

    Etymology

    [ 'tran(t)-s&m ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English traunsom, transyn, probably alteration of traversayn, from Middle French traversin, from traverse traverse.
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