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Word: transom (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
  • A horizontal dividing bar in a window.
  • A small hinged window above a door or another window.
  • usually|attributively Items that have arrived over the transom.
  • nautical Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart.
  • nautical The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship.
  • The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.

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