ALL meanings of transom
tran·som
T t - noun transom a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it. 1
- noun transom Also called transom light, transom window. a window above such a crosspiece. 1
- noun transom a crossbar of wood or stone, dividing a window horizontally. 1
- noun transom a window so divided. 1
- noun transom 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. 1
- noun transom Artillery. a metal piece connecting the sidepieces of the tail or the cheeks of a gun carriage. 1
- noun transom beam across a window 1
- noun transom window over a door 1
- countable noun transom The transom of a boat is the surface that forms its stern. 0
- countable noun transom A transom is a small window above a door or above another window. 0
- noun transom a horizontal member across a window 0
- noun transom a horizontal member that separates a door from a window over it 0
- noun transom a surface forming the stern of a vessel, either vertical or canted either forwards (reverse transom) or aft at the upper side 0
- noun transom any of several transverse beams used for strengthening the stern of a vessel 0
- noun transom a crosspiece in a structure 0
- noun transom a lintel 0
- noun transom a horizontal crossbar across the top or middle of a window or the top of a door 0
- noun transom a small window or shutterlike panel directly over a door or window, usually hinged to the transom (sense 1) transom (sense 1b) 0
- noun transom any crosspiece 0
- noun transom the horizontal beam of a gallows or cross 0
- noun transom any of the transverse beams attached to the sternpost of a wooden ship 0
- noun transom the transverse, aftermost part of a boat with a square stern 0