TRANSOM

transom, traverse

(noun) a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it

transom, transom window, fanlight

(noun) a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

transom (plural transoms)

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.

Anagrams

• Marston, Morants, Rotmans, Stroman, Tromans, matrons, romants

Source: Wiktionary

Tran"som, n. Etym: [Probably fr. L. transtrum a crossbeam, transom, from trans across. Cf. Trestle.]

1. (Arch.)

Definition: A horizontal crossbar in a window, over a door, or between a door and a window above it. Transom is the horizontal, as mullion is the vertical, bar across an opening. See Illust. of Mullion.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: One of the principal transverse timbers of the stern, bolted to the sternpost and giving shape to the stern structure; -- called also transsummer.

3. (Gun.)

Definition: The piece of wood or iron connecting the cheeks of some gun carriages.

4. (Surg.)

Definition: The vane of a cross-staff. Chambers.

5. (Railroad)

Definition: One of the crossbeams connecting the side frames of a truck with each other. Transom knees (Shipbuilding), knees bolted to the transoms and after timbers.

– Transom window. (Arch.) (a) A window divided horizontally by a transom or transoms. (b) A window over a door, with a transom between.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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