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Meaning of Transom | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtɹæn.səm

Definitions

  1. A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
  2. A horizontal glazing 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.
  7. Items that have arrived over the transom.
    attributive, figuratively, usually

Equivalents

العربية العارضة
Bosanski pare
Cymraeg croeslath
Español travesaño
Français traverse
Gaeilge trasnán
Hrvatski pare
Italiano arcaccia
Kurdî pare pare
Te Reo Māori pare
Nederlands spiegel
Polski pawęż ślemię
Português gio
Српски pare

Examples

“We are overwhelmed with transom resumes.”
“They only met the deadline by working most of the night and making a transom filing.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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