Meaning of Transom | Babel Free
ˈtɹæn.səmDefinitions
- A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
- A horizontal glazing bar in a window.
- A transom window.
- Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart.
- The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship.
- The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.
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Items that have arrived over the transom. attributive, figuratively, usually
Equivalents
العربية
العارضة
Bosanski
pare
Cymraeg
croeslath
Deutsch
Heckbalken
Heckspiegel
Holm
Kämpfer
Querbalken
Querholz
Querstück
Riegel
Spiegel
Sturz
waagerechte Leiste
Español
travesaño
Français
traverse
Gaeilge
trasnán
Hrvatski
pare
Italiano
arcaccia
Te Reo Māori
pare
Nederlands
spiegel
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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