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Meanings of transom window in English

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

finestra coronella
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Examples for "transom"
Examples for "transom"
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
1
Even the fanlight above the small front door displayed no yellow gleam.
The Dweller on the Threshold
2
It's clipped, almost manicured, not to hamper the front door's elaborate fanlight.
The Irish Times
3
He painted over my knocker, the bell, the letterbox and my fanlight.'
Bryant & may on the loose: a peculiar crimes unit mystery
4
The same face appeared in the stained-glass fanlight above the front door.
The Demon Lover
5
Then he perceived through the fanlight an illumination in the hall.
Hugo: A Fantasia on Modern Themes
Usage of transom window in English
1
Over the boarded door was a transom window decorated with the address number.
The strain
2
Go through the transom window.
The new yorker
3
They also turned the button of the transom window so that the glass could not be swung back as before.
The Rover Boys at College; Or, The Right Road and the Wrong
4
The bathroom's transom window opened inward from the street and a machine gun slipped through the opening into Batou's hand.
Ghost in the Shell
5
I have a most unexpected cause to write to you- agifthorse just presented its head at my transom window!
The Fuller Memorandum
6
One thing I was wondering is I think the most famous parkour move is through the transom window above a doorway.
The new yorker
7
The stream of water came from a small hose that was being played through a transom window over the door of the room.
The Rover Boys at College; Or, The Right Road and the Wrong
8
They were three-paned, top-hinged transom windows, set about six feet off the ground.
The story of edgar sawtelle
9
Once inside, they squint at the clouds through the dusty basement transom windows.
The story of edgar sawtelle
10
Sunlight from the transom windows filtered through Fi's transparent figure.
Last Blood
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