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transoms

noun

Meaning

  1. A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
  2. A horizontal dividing bar in a window.
  3. A transom window.
  4. Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart.
  5. The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship.
  6. The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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