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(tran′səm)

noun

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
☆ a small window or shutterlike panel directly over a door or window, usually hinged to the transom (sense )
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

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

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noun

a. A horizontal crosspiece over a door or between a door and a window above it.
b. A small hinged window above a door or another window.
A horizontal dividing bar of wood or stone in a window.
A lintel.
Nautical
a. Any of several transverse beams affixed to the sternpost of a wooden ship and forming part of the stern.
b. The aftermost transverse structural member in a steel ship, including the floor, frame, and beam assembly at the sternpost.
c. The stern of a square-sterned boat when it is a structural member.
The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English traunsom

Origin: , probably alteration of Latin trānstrum, cross-beam

Origin: , from trāns, across; see trans-

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