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How to pronounce transom in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms traverse
Type of crosspiece
Type Words
Synonyms fanlight, transom window
Type of window

Examples of transom

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The complaints, as Alan Simpson would say, have come pouring in over the transom.
From the theatlantic.com
Well today we have one of the coolest prizes to come over the transom in a while.
From the techcrunch.com
The backless transom on the custom-made boat isn't for easier dumping, he says.
From the forbes.com
So I have floor-to-ceiling windows, and the transom window maximizes the sunlight.
From the courier-journal.com
Political money comes in under the door, over the transom and through the keyhole.
From the newsobserver.com
The main entrance is through a double-leafed French door with a glass transom.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Would you like us to quote extensively from the books that cross our transom?
From the newsobserver.com
Above that transom, on the second-floor level, is a large, decorative window.
From the sfgate.com
A fan-shaped transom is known as a fanlight, especially in the British Isles.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • A window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door
  • In naval architecture, a transom is the surface that forms the stern of a vessel. Transoms may be flat or curved and they may be vertical, raked forward, also known as a retroussu00E9 or reverse transom, angling forward (toward the bow) from the waterline to the deck, or raked aft, often simply called "raked", angling in the other direction...
  • (Transoms) Steel beams which span under the roadway and carry the loads of the roadway to the trusses or beams.
  • A small window that fits over the top of a door or window, primarily for additional light and aesthetic value.
  • Horizontal part of a step or stair.
  • The hull plate and its framing that form the vertical end of a box-shaped barge; also, the frame plate forming the stern of a square-ended boat. back
  • Small, usually rectangular or fanlight window over a door. Some transoms open to cross-ventilate a home, while others are only decorative.
  • The aft side of the hull.
  • Horizontal bar of wood or stone across a window or top of door.