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Transom - What does it mean?

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transom

English

(wikipedia transom)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
  • A horizontal dividing bar in a window.
  • A transom window.
  • (nautical) Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart.
  • (nautical) The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship.
  • The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.
  • (figuratively, usually, attributively) Items that have arrived over the transom.
    • We are overwhelmed with transom resumes.
    They only met the deadline by working most of the night and making a transom filing.

    Synonyms

    * (small hinged window above door) fanlight

    Derived terms

    * over the transom * transom window, a hinged glassed frame above such a crossbar

    Anagrams

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    See also

    * fortochka

    Not English

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