transom
transom Lexical Profile
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• noun
A horizontal crossbar or strengthening beam in a window or above a door, separating the door from a small window above it.
"The carpenter replaced the rotting wooden transom above the front entrance."
American A small, often hinged window situated directly above a door or larger window to provide ventilation and light.
"She propped open the glass transom to let a cool breeze circulate through the hallway."
The flat surface or horizontal structural timber forming the stern of a boat or ship.
"We mounted the outboard motor securely onto the boat's reinforced transom."
Word Nuance & Usage
In architecture, a transom is a horizontal structural crossbar, whereas a mullion is a vertical bar dividing a window.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Middle English, likely an alteration of Old French 'traversin' (crossbeam), from Latin 'transversum' (something lying across).