Transom (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
  2. 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 flat termination to a stern, above the water line.
    • framework running athwartships in way of the sternpost of a steel or iron vessel, used as a support for the frames of the counter.
  6. a metal piece connecting the sidepieces of the tail or the cheeks of a gun carriage.
noun
  1. 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 surface forming the stern of a vessel, either vertical or canted either forwards (reverse transom) or aft at the upper side
    • any of several transverse beams used for strengthening the stern of a vessel
Transom (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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