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transom window
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Transom window
(gcide) | Transom \Tran"som\, n. [Probably fr. L. transtrum a crossbeam,
transom, from trans across. Cf. Trestle.]
1. (Arch.) A horizontal crossbar in a window, over a door, or
between a door and a window above it. Transom is the
horizontal, as mullion is the vertical, bar across an
opening. See Illust. of Mullion.
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2. (Naut.) One of the principal transverse timbers of the
stern, bolted to the sternpost and giving shape to the
stern structure; -- called also transsummer.
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3. (Gun.) The piece of wood or iron connecting the cheeks of
some gun carriages.
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4. (Surg.) The vane of a cross-staff. --Chambers.
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5. (Railroad) One of the crossbeams connecting the side
frames of a truck with each other.
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Transom knees (Shipbuilding), knees bolted to the transoms
and after timbers.
Transom window. (Arch.)
(a) A window divided horizontally by a transom or
transoms.
(b) A window over a door, with a transom between.
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transom window
(wn) | transom window
n 1: a window above a door that is usually hinged to a
horizontal crosspiece over the door [syn: transom,
transom window, fanlight] |
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Transom window
(gcide) | Transom \Tran"som\, n. [Probably fr. L. transtrum a crossbeam,
transom, from trans across. Cf. Trestle.]
1. (Arch.) A horizontal crossbar in a window, over a door, or
between a door and a window above it. Transom is the
horizontal, as mullion is the vertical, bar across an
opening. See Illust. of Mullion.
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2. (Naut.) One of the principal transverse timbers of the
stern, bolted to the sternpost and giving shape to the
stern structure; -- called also transsummer.
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3. (Gun.) The piece of wood or iron connecting the cheeks of
some gun carriages.
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4. (Surg.) The vane of a cross-staff. --Chambers.
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5. (Railroad) One of the crossbeams connecting the side
frames of a truck with each other.
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Transom knees (Shipbuilding), knees bolted to the transoms
and after timbers.
Transom window. (Arch.)
(a) A window divided horizontally by a transom or
transoms.
(b) A window over a door, with a transom between.
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