Transom
noun
1.
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
2.
Also called transom light, transom window. a window above such a crosspiece.
3.
a crossbar of wood or stone, dividing a window horizontally.
4.
a window so divided.
5.
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.
6.
Artillery. a metal piece connecting the sidepieces of the tail or the cheeks of a gun carriage.
noun
1.
Also called traverse. a horizontal member across a window Compare mullion
2.
a horizontal member that separates a door from a window over it
3.
the usual US name for fanlight
4.
(nautical)
a surface forming the stern of a vessel, either vertical or canted either forwards (reverse transom) or aft at the upper side
any of several transverse beams used for strengthening the stern of a vessel
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