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transom Definition

tran·som (tran′səm)

noun

  1. a crosspiece in a structure; specif.,
    1. a lintel
    2. a horizontal crossbar across the top or middle of a window or the top of a door
  2. ☆ a small window or shutterlike panel directly over a door or window, usually hinged to the transom (sense )
  3. any crosspiece; specif.,
    1. the horizontal beam of a gallows or cross
    2. any of the transverse beams attached to the sternpost of a wooden ship
    3. the transverse, aftermost part of a boat with a square stern

Etymology: LME traunsom, prob. altered < L transtrum, crossbeam, lit., that which is across < trans: see trans-

transom Idioms

over the transom

by unsolicited submission, as to a publisher: said of a manuscript, etc.

transom Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • boat: As the engineer in the party it fell to me to lie upside down under the transom of the boat extracting the old battery.

Converse of object

  • have: It may be that you have a transom hung rudder.
  • fit: Inboard rudder, see the hints and tips page for how to fit a transom hung one!
  • include: The Comar 6 range includes transoms and mullions with a 50mm sight-line.

Adjective modifier

  • flat: Each lead by at about my the flat transom.
  • wide: Dolly Mixture 1972 This design has a V section hull with a very wide transom for spinnaker reaching in strong winds.
  • open: The cockpit features an open, roomy design and an open transom.
  • rounded: Mark XI 1958 A development of the Mark IX, with a more rounded transom and stern sections.
  • wooden: NEVER step over the stern of the Zodiac; the slightest wave could bring the wooden transom and engine down on your foot.
  • single: Only one original window, of six lights with a single transom, survives.

Modifies a noun

  • flap: Same is true for rain, or water coming in through transom flaps during launching, say.
  • window: Gable has renewed 3 light casement with top lights, mullion and transom window above with attic 2 light casement.
  • door: A standard transom door gives access to the optional bathing platform.
  • board: The mizzen mast thwart and the teak transom board have been selected to show how the coating has performed a year after application.
  • corner: The traveler is set with the boom end on the transom corner or 5 cm outside.
  • stern: To improve their roll stability these ships have a pronounced tumblehome and transom sterns through which gun ports are cut.

Noun used with modifier

  • bow: Both the stern and bow transoms are made of wood from a different tree than that used for the main body.
  • walk-thru: The walk-thru transom leads to an extended bathing platform with swim ladder and transom shower.
  • teak: The mizzen mast thwart and the teak transom board have been selected to show how the coating has performed a year after application.