transom

n.

1. 1. A horizontal crosspiece over a door or between a door and a window above it.
   2. A small hinged window above a door or another window.
2. A horizontal dividing bar of wood or stone in a window.
3. A lintel.
4. Nautical.
   1. Any of several transverse beams affixed to the sternpost of a wooden ship and forming part of the stern.
   2. The aftermost transverse structural member in a steel ship, including the floor, frame, and beam assembly at the sternpost.
   3. The stern of a square-sterned boat when it is a structural member.
5. The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.

[Middle English traunsom, probably alteration of Latin trānstrum, cross-beam, from trāns, across. See trans-.]

[ܒtrænsǝm]

ˈtrænsǝm n. 1. the flat surface forming the stern of a vessel.

2. a horizontal beam reinforcing the stern of a vessel.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

1. A horizontal member, usually of wood or stone, that separates a door from a window, fanlight, or panel above it; sometimes called a transom bar.
2. An operable window hinged to the transom, 1 directly above a door.
3. A crossbar in a window frame that divides a window horizontally. Also see operable transom.

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A beam or beams dividing a window horizontally into two or more lights.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tværpost, tværbjælke (over dør eller vindue)

idioms:

• over the transom    uden tidligere overenskomst

Nederlands (Dutch)
dwarsbalk

Français (French)
n. - (Archit) transverse, (Naut) tableau arrière, (US) imposte

idioms:

• over the transom    spontané (une candidature)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Querbalken, (Fenster)sprosse, Querversteifung (am Schiffsheck), Oberlicht

idioms:

• over the transom    ohne vorherige Absprache

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αρχιτ.) φεγγίτης πόρτας

idioms:

• over the transom    χωρίς προηγούμενη συνεννόηση, αυτοκλήτως

Italiano (Italian)
traversa

idioms:

• over the transom    spontaneamente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - trave (f), travessão (m), padieira (f)

idioms:

• over the transom    sobre a trave

Русский (Russian)
(стр.) фрамуга, (стр.) поперечный брусок, ригель, (мор.) транец

idioms:

• over the transom    через поперечный брусок, лично принести рукопись издателю

Español (Spanish)
n. - travesaño, dintel, montante

idioms:

• over the transom    enviado sin haber sido solicitado o sin previo arreglo (esp. un manuscrito a una editorial), a iniciativa del remitente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - övre dörrpost, horisontell fönsterpost, spröjs, tvärpost, tvärbjälke, häckbalk, akterspegel (sjö)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
横档, 横粱, 横楣

idioms:

• over the transom    未经恳求或事先安排

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 橫檔, 橫樑, 橫楣

idioms:

• over the transom    未經懇求或事先安排

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 중간틀, 채광창, 고물보

idioms:

• over the transom    의뢰 없이, 자기 멋대로

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 横木, 横棒, 船尾梁, 横仕切りのある

idioms:

• over the transom    依頼なしに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الرافدة المستعرضه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משקוף, קורת-רוחב, מוט-עץ מחלק חלון לרוחב באמצעו, מוט-עץ המפריד בין דלת לחלון שמעליה‬

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