"transom" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹæn.səm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transom.wav Forms: transoms [plural]
Rhymes: -ænsəm Etymology: From Middle English traunsom; probably an alteration of Latin trānstrum (“crossbeam”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*terh₂-}}, {{inh|en|enm|traunsom}} Middle English traunsom, {{der|en|la|trānstrum||crossbeam}} Latin trānstrum (“crossbeam”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} transom (plural transoms)
  1. (architecture) A crosspiece over a door; a lintel. Translations (crosspiece over a door): щурц (šturc) [masculine] (Bulgarian), travesser [masculine] (Catalan), kamana (Finnish), traverse [feminine] (French), Sturz [masculine] (German), Holm [masculine] (German), trasnán [masculine] (Irish), traunsom (Middle English), kārupe (Māori), kororupe (Māori), kōrupe (Māori), pare (Māori), фраму́га (framúga) [feminine] (Russian), фо́рточка (fórtočka) (english: Russian style) [feminine] (Russian), travesaño [masculine] (Spanish), фраму́га (framúha) [feminine] (Ukrainian), croeslath [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-transom-en-noun-VBFs~hOP Categories (other): Architectural elements Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'crosspiece over a door': 88 3 1 2 2 0 4
  2. (architecture) A horizontal glazing bar in a window. Translations (horizontal dividing bar in a window): пречка (prečka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), vaakajakokarmi (Finnish), Kämpfer [masculine] (German), waagerechte Leiste [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-transom-en-noun-umkiZe43 Categories (other): Architectural elements Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'horizontal dividing bar in a window': 3 56 10 7 1 22 3
  3. A transom window.
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  4. (nautical) Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart. Translations (nautical: transverse structural member): транец (tranec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), poikkipuu (Finnish), Heckbalken [masculine] (German), arcaccia [feminine] (Italian), pawęż [feminine] (Polish), gio (Portuguese), транець (tranecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-transom-en-noun-QYb3XDHM Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: transverse structural member': 3 4 3 73 8 4 5
  5. (nautical) The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship. Translations (flat stern of a vessel): транец (tranec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), espill [masculine] (Catalan), estampa [feminine] (Catalan), mirall de popa [masculine] (Catalan), spiegel (Dutch), peräpeili (Finnish), perälauta (Finnish), Spiegel [masculine] (German), Heckspiegel [masculine] (German), ahterispeili (Ingrian), tapuwae (Māori), тра́нец (tránec) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-transom-en-noun-cFAWR7zy Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'flat stern of a vessel': 0 0 0 16 84 0 0
  6. The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows. Translations (horizontal beam): разпънка (razpǎnka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), poikkipuu (Finnish), Querbalken [masculine] (German), Querholz [neuter] (German), Querstück [neuter] (German), Riegel [masculine] (German), huapae (Māori)
    Sense id: en-transom-en-noun-nsiChkBw Disambiguation of 'horizontal beam': 0 32 3 1 0 62 1
  7. (figuratively, usually attributively) Items that have arrived over the transom. Tags: attributive, figuratively, usually
    Sense id: en-transom-en-noun-NudS-oYl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: over the transom, transom window, a hinged glassed frame above such a crossbar Related terms: fortochka

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "horizontal beam",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Riegel"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "horizontal beam",
      "word": "huapae"
    }
  ],
  "word": "transom"
}

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