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transom

[ UK /tɹˈænsəm/ ]
[ US /ˈtɹænsəm/ ]
NOUN
  1. a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
  2. a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door

How To Use transom In A Sentence

  • In ships not having a rudder post or rudder stock, measure to the aftermost part of the stern or transom.
  • Transom Trading is a retailer of motor spares and accessories.
  • The sheer of the B40 is slightly flatter, the transom more vertical and broader, and the bow slightly less spoon-shaped.
  • The most prominent of these pictures featured a broad-faced man standing at the stern of a large fishing boat with the name Neptune scrolled across the transom. Third Strike
  • The introduced boundary condition at the transom stern and corresponding numerical treatment are simple and effective.
  • Etched and leaded glass doors, transoms and sidelights boldly decorate the entrance, while providing privacy to various spaces in the home.
  • Spitting on his hands he called a brakeman with a transom hook out of the sleeper, to fish with, they rolled up their trousers and waded in, after telling a porter to bring a blanket to put the pieces in. Peck's Compendium of Fun
  • Among the examples here from Laurelton Hall are the wisteria transoms in the dining room; the living room's "Maiden feeding flamingoes in the court of a Roman house" window; and the earthy "Pumpkin and beets," depicting those humble root vegetables with a rich, jewel-like intensity. Window on a Lush Life
  • She squirmed back from the transom and sat up, capping the paint can and washing out the brush with turpentine, talking as she worked. CORMORANT
  • With six of us now in the boat, the low transom and failed bilge pump is worrying, but we dive anyway.
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