TRANSOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does transom mean? 

• TRANSOM (noun)
  The noun TRANSOM has 2 senses:

1. a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door

2. a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it

  Familiarity information: TRANSOM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANSOM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fanlight; transom; transom window

Hypernyms ("transom" is a kind of...):

window (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

transom; traverse

Hypernyms ("transom" is a kind of...):

crosspiece (a transverse brace)