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səm noun
1.
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
2.
Also called transom light, transom window. a window above such a crosspiece.
3.
a crossbar of wood or stone, dividing a window horizontally.
4.
a window so divided.
5.
Nautical.
a.
a flat termination to a stern, above the water line.
b.
framework running athwartships in way of the sternpost of a steel or iron vessel, used as a support for the frames of the counter.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | Compare mullion Also called: traverse a horizontal member across a window |
| 2. | a horizontal member that separates a door from a window over it |
| 3. | the usual US name for fanlight |
| 4. | nautical |
| a. a surface forming the stern of a vessel, either vertical or canted either forwards (reverse transom) or aft at the upper side | |
| b. any of several transverse beams used for strengthening the stern of a vessel | |
| [C14: earlier traversayn, from Old French traversin, from | |
| 'transomed | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
transom
1388, transeyn "crossbeam spanning an opening, lintel," probably by dissimilation from L. transtrum "crossbeam" (especially one spanning an opening), from trans- "across" + instrumental suffix -trum. Meaning "small window over a door or other window" is first recorded 1844.
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Example sentences
The door is framed with a paneled soffit and jamb, flaking sidelights of three lights over panels, and an eight-light transom.
The right side façade has a single six-paneled door with a four-paned transom.
The transom windows are opened and exist to bring natural light in over the rigid canopy.
Awesome family room with transom windows leading to an oversized deck.
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