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
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.
• 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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