Transom Definition

trănsəm
noun
A crosspiece in a structure.
Webster's New World

A small window or shutterlike panel directly over a door or window, usually hinged to the transom.

Webster's New World
Any crosspiece.
Webster's New World
A horizontal dividing bar of wood or stone in a window.
American Heritage
A lintel.
American Heritage
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Noun

Singular:
transom
Plural:
transoms

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Origin of Transom

  • Middle English traunsom probably alteration of Latin trānstrum cross-beam from trāns across trans–

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Probably an alteration of Latin transtrum (“crossbeam").

    From Wiktionary

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