Dictionary

transom en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈtɹæn.səm/

Etymology

From Middle English traunsom; probably an alteration of Latin trānstrum (“crossbeam”).

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

transom window · over the transom · a hinged glassed frame above such a crossbar · transomless · transomed

Relateds

fortochka

Translations (47)

it arcaccia (nautical: transverse structural member) · izh ahterispeili (flat stern of a vessel) · es travesaño (crosspiece over a door) · pt gio (nautical: transverse structural member) · fi peräpeili (flat stern of a vessel) · bg щурц (crosspiece over a door) · mi kōrupe (crosspiece over a door) · fi vaakajakokarmi (horizontal dividing bar in a window) · uk транець (nautical: transverse structural member) · de Spiegel (flat stern of a vessel) · ru фо́рточка (crosspiece over a door) · de Querbalken (horizontal beam) · fi kamana (crosspiece over a door) · ca mirall de popa (flat stern of a vessel) · fi poikkipuu (nautical: transverse structural member) · bg транец (flat stern of a vessel) · bg транец (nautical: transverse structural member) · de Sturz (crosspiece over a door) · de Holm (crosspiece over a door) · bg разпънка (horizontal beam) · mi huapae (horizontal beam) · ca espill (flat stern of a vessel) · bg пречка (horizontal dividing bar in a window) · de Heckspiegel (flat stern of a vessel) · uk фраму́га (crosspiece over a door) · ru фраму́га (crosspiece over a door) · de Querstück (horizontal beam) · de waagerechte Leiste (horizontal dividing bar in a window) · nl spiegel (flat stern of a vessel) · enm traunsom (crosspiece over a door) · de Kämpfer (horizontal dividing bar in a window) · mi pare (crosspiece over a door) · de Querholz (horizontal beam) · mi kārupe (crosspiece over a door) · fi perälauta (flat stern of a vessel) · ca travesser (crosspiece over a door) · ru тра́нец (flat stern of a vessel) · de Riegel (horizontal beam) · fi poikkipuu (horizontal beam) · ca estampa (flat stern of a vessel) · de Heckbalken (nautical: transverse structural member) · mi kororupe (crosspiece over a door) · pl pawęż (nautical: transverse structural member) · fr traverse (crosspiece over a door) · mi tapuwae (flat stern of a vessel) · ga trasnán (crosspiece over a door) · cy croeslath (crosspiece over a door)