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Meanings of transom in English

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finestra coronella

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

        finestra coronella

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

              Usage of transom in English
              1
              I heard every word; the transom was open; I couldn't help it.
              Watch Yourself Go By
              2
              On the landing of the second storey a transom gushed orange light.
              The Haunted Bookshop
              3
              No one knew you were in, till Morgan peeped over the transom.
              A Thoughtless Yes
              4
              Again Morgan lifted his eyes to the midnight orbs beyond the transom.
              Frank Merriwell's Pursuit; Or, How to Win
              5
              Then he closed the transom, and the room was practically light proof.
              The Short Line War
              6
              His wife seemed to be sound asleep on the cushioned transom locker.
              John Corwell, Sailor and Miner; and, Poisonous Fish / 1901
              7
              After a time he was obliged to shift himself on the transom.
              Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
              8
              The light over Rose's transom was gone and the house was silent.
              Quin
              9
              They at last laid him on the transom, more dead than alive.
              Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas
              10
              I then sat down on the transom, still holding my sister's hand.
              Miles Wallingford / Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore"
              11
              A glance revealed a light in the transom of room 32.
              Green Fancy
              12
              And over the transom came again and again monotonously the refrain:
              Love Stories
              13
              You're definitely not good enough to float in through the transom.
              Torment
              14
              Opening a looker in the transom, he took out the jug.
              Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War
              15
              Over the boarded door was a transom window decorated with the address number.
              The strain
              16
              First he ran to the massive transom that blocked the doorway and pushed.
              Queen Sheba's Ring
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              Transom through the time
              Transom across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
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