'Transom' definitions:
Definition of 'transom'
From: WordNet
noun
A window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door [syn: transom, transom window, fanlight]
noun
A horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it [syn: transom, traverse]
Definition of 'Transom'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Gun.) The piece of wood or iron connecting the cheeks of some gun carriages. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Surg.) The vane of a cross-staff. --Chambers. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Railroad) One of the crossbeams connecting the side frames of a truck with each other. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'transom'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- air duct,
- air hole,
- air passage,
- air shaft,
- air tube,
- airway,
- bay,
- bay window,
- blowhole,
- bow window,
- breathing hole,
- casement,
- casement window,
- cross bitt,
- crossarm,
- crossbar,
- crosspiece,
- doubletree,
- fan window,
- fanlight,
- grille,
- lancet window,
- lantern,
- lattice,
- light,
- louver,
- louver window,
- louverwork,
- naris,
- nostril,
- oriel,
- pane,
- picture window,
- port,
- porthole,
- rose window,
- shaft,
- singletree,
- skylight,
- spilehole,
- spiracle,
- swingletree,
- touchhole,
- transept,
- transversal,
- transverse,
- traverse,
- vent,
- ventage,
- venthole,
- ventiduct,
- ventilating shaft,
- ventilator,
- whippletree,
- wicket,
- wind tunnel,
- window,
- window bay,
- window glass,
- windowpane