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UK
/tɹˈænsəm/
]
[ US /ˈtɹænsəm/ ]
[ US /ˈtɹænsəm/ ]
NOUN
- a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
- 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.