: a horizontal crossbar in a window, over a door, or between a door and a window or fanlight above it
c
: the horizontal bar or member of a cross or gallows
d
: any of several transverse timbers or beams secured to the sternpost of a boat
also: the planking forming the stern of a square-ended boat
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or transom window: a window above a door or other window built on and commonly hinged to a transom
Illustration of transom
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Phrases
over the transom
: without solicitation or prior arrangement
the manuscript arrived over the transom
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For the ones that jumped away from our 8-foot-long nets, Vernon stood at the boat’s transom with a net with an extension that reached out to 12 feet.—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025 That means a massive transom with fold-down sides and open stern—ideal for water sports or carrying a tender.—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025 But that has not prevented other offers for TikTok from floating in over the transom.—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025 Another standout is the beach club, offering up a roomy seating space and a treatment room, which includes a glass wall that fills the space with light when the two side terraces are lowered and the transom door is opened.—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for transom
Word History
Etymology
Middle English transyn, traunsom, probably alteration of traversayn, from Middle French travessain, from Old French traversain set crosswise, from Vulgar Latin *traversanus, from Latin transversus transverse
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