Definition of transom in English:

transom

noun ˈtrans(ə)mˈtræn(t)səm

1The flat surface forming the stern of a boat.
（船的）艉封板
Example sentencesExamples
- The main saloon is nicely arranged with a transom berth and pilot berth to port and a settee/berth to starboard.
- With six of us now in the boat, the low transom and failed bilge pump is worrying, but we dive anyway.
- After the transom and hull began to crack, they learned otherwise.
- The Bertram 31 and its prototype were designed with a remarkable 23-degree angle of deadrise at the transom with three lifting strakes on each side from the keel to the chine.
- The sheer of the B40 is slightly flatter, the transom more vertical and broader, and the bow slightly less spoon-shaped.
1. 1.1 A horizontal beam reinforcing the stern of a boat.
  （船的）艉封板
  Example sentencesExamples
  But the second boat was deeper down in the peat, and although twisted and snapped by the river over the course of time was still complete, with a transom and wooden cross-braces.
  Synonyms
  joist, purlin, girder, spar, support, strut, stay, brace, scantling, batten, lintel, stringer, baulk, board, timber, plank, lath, rafter
2. 1.2 A strengthening crossbar, in particular one set above a window or door.
  （门窗）过梁，横档。比较MULLION
  Compare with mullion
  Example sentencesExamples
  They first replaced a single entry door with transom-topped French doors; then they lowered windows over the sink by a foot, adding a transom to fill in the void.
  Both wails have fixed glazing with custom built mullions and transoms.
  A door was supposed to have a transom and a lintel and a keyhole and stiles and a handle.
  Pairs of narrow French doors topped with transoms line one wall of the main room, offering easy access to the deck and playing up the room's dramatic vaulted ceiling.
  Both doors are topped by elliptical transoms deeply recessed into paneled openings and embraced by taut curving stone arches.
  Puddling style draperies over the windows and original shutters control light, and transoms over the doors help the air to circulate.
  Now, in summer the openings are free of mullions or transoms and frame the lush foliage beyond.
  The head casing that separates the transoms from the French doors runs at the same 7-foot height around the entire space, blending with the built-in bookshelves.
3. 1.3North American
  short for transom window
  Example sentencesExamples
  Along one wall, new floor-to-ceiling windows topped by arched transoms bring natural light deep into the room.
  Curtain walls, sliding doors, transoms, and more can be finished in dark bronze or clear anodized and painted bronze or white.
  Entries often showcase glass in the door, plus sidelights and transoms (windows over the door).
  On the exterior is a combination of standard metal building components and antique and new mahogany doors and transoms.
  If the doors and the transoms above weren't exactly the right height, you'd have a totally different feeling.

Phrases

over the transom

informal Offered or sent without prior agreement; unsolicited.
〈美，非正式〉（未经事先同意而）主动提供的，未经请求的
the editors receive about ten manuscripts a week over the transom
编辑一周之内收到了十份投稿。
Example sentencesExamples
- These projects come in over the transom in a weird way.
- Did he decide to hear every preemption case that comes over the transom?
- Meanwhile, the money coming in the door could not meet the bills flying over the transom.
- The very large outboard engine weighed down the stern and waves were lapping over the transom.
- But it's important to keep some perspective, even as another load of subpoenas and rotten tomatoes comes in over the transom.
- But once everyone adjusts, those couple hundred emails will mean nothing more than the couple dozen letters that might have physically come in over the transom in the old days.
- So when this tape came over the transom, they were saying, ‘We've got a scoop!’
- An apology came over the transom about an hour later.
- And more counterexamples are coming in over the transom all the time.
- I get a lot of stuff over the transom, and this year I am going to do my best to thank everyone who's contributed material to the site.

Derivatives

transomed

adjective

Rear has former double chamfered mullioned and transomed windows with hoodmould over in cross-wing.
Example sentencesExamples
- Residents seem dwarfed by their improbably high-ceilinged apartments, with huge transomed windows and faded, chipping walls.
- The rear has double chamfered mullioned and transomed windows with plainer chamfered mullions.
- The house is built of local sandstone with tall chimneys, pointed gables and mullioned and transomed windows.
- The first storey has six window range, stone mullioned and transomed windows with arched upper lights and rectangular hood moulds.
- They were usually symmetrical, with large mullioned and transomed windows, and consisted of 3 storeys and an attic.

Origin

Late Middle English (earlier as traversayn): from Old French traversin, from the verb traverser 'to cross' (see traverse).

Rhymes

hansom, ransom, Ransome

Definition of transom in US English:

transom

nounˈtran(t)səmˈtræn(t)səm

1The flat surface forming the stern of a boat.
（船的）艉封板
Example sentencesExamples
- The main saloon is nicely arranged with a transom berth and pilot berth to port and a settee/berth to starboard.
- The sheer of the B40 is slightly flatter, the transom more vertical and broader, and the bow slightly less spoon-shaped.
- With six of us now in the boat, the low transom and failed bilge pump is worrying, but we dive anyway.
- After the transom and hull began to crack, they learned otherwise.
- The Bertram 31 and its prototype were designed with a remarkable 23-degree angle of deadrise at the transom with three lifting strakes on each side from the keel to the chine.
1. 1.1 A horizontal beam reinforcing the stern of a boat.
  （船的）艉封板
  Example sentencesExamples
  But the second boat was deeper down in the peat, and although twisted and snapped by the river over the course of time was still complete, with a transom and wooden cross-braces.
  Synonyms
  joist, purlin, girder, spar, support, strut, stay, brace, scantling, batten, lintel, stringer, baulk, board, timber, plank, lath, rafter
2. 1.2 A strengthening crossbar, in particular one set above a window or door.
  （门窗）过梁，横档。比较MULLION
  Compare with mullion
  Example sentencesExamples
  They first replaced a single entry door with transom-topped French doors; then they lowered windows over the sink by a foot, adding a transom to fill in the void.
  The head casing that separates the transoms from the French doors runs at the same 7-foot height around the entire space, blending with the built-in bookshelves.
  A door was supposed to have a transom and a lintel and a keyhole and stiles and a handle.
  Both doors are topped by elliptical transoms deeply recessed into paneled openings and embraced by taut curving stone arches.
  Puddling style draperies over the windows and original shutters control light, and transoms over the doors help the air to circulate.
  Both wails have fixed glazing with custom built mullions and transoms.
  Pairs of narrow French doors topped with transoms line one wall of the main room, offering easy access to the deck and playing up the room's dramatic vaulted ceiling.
  Now, in summer the openings are free of mullions or transoms and frame the lush foliage beyond.
3. 1.3North American
  short for transom window
  Example sentencesExamples
  If the doors and the transoms above weren't exactly the right height, you'd have a totally different feeling.
  On the exterior is a combination of standard metal building components and antique and new mahogany doors and transoms.
  Curtain walls, sliding doors, transoms, and more can be finished in dark bronze or clear anodized and painted bronze or white.
  Entries often showcase glass in the door, plus sidelights and transoms (windows over the door).
  Along one wall, new floor-to-ceiling windows topped by arched transoms bring natural light deep into the room.

Phrases

over the transom

informal Offered or sent without prior agreement; unsolicited.
〈美，非正式〉（未经事先同意而）主动提供的，未经请求的
the editors receive about ten manuscripts a week over the transom
编辑一周之内收到了十份投稿。
Example sentencesExamples
- Meanwhile, the money coming in the door could not meet the bills flying over the transom.
- But once everyone adjusts, those couple hundred emails will mean nothing more than the couple dozen letters that might have physically come in over the transom in the old days.
- An apology came over the transom about an hour later.
- Did he decide to hear every preemption case that comes over the transom?
- And more counterexamples are coming in over the transom all the time.
- These projects come in over the transom in a weird way.
- I get a lot of stuff over the transom, and this year I am going to do my best to thank everyone who's contributed material to the site.
- But it's important to keep some perspective, even as another load of subpoenas and rotten tomatoes comes in over the transom.
- So when this tape came over the transom, they were saying, ‘We've got a scoop!’
- The very large outboard engine weighed down the stern and waves were lapping over the transom.

Origin

Late Middle English (earlier as traversayn): from Old French traversin, from the verb traverser ‘to cross’ (see traverse).

词汇	transom
释义	Definition of transom in English: transom noun ˈtrans(ə)mˈtræn(t)səm 1The flat surface forming the stern of a boat. （船的）艉封板 Example sentencesExamples The main saloon is nicely arranged with a transom berth and pilot berth to port and a settee/berth to starboard. With six of us now in the boat, the low transom and failed bilge pump is worrying, but we dive anyway. After the transom and hull began to crack, they learned otherwise. The Bertram 31 and its prototype were designed with a remarkable 23-degree angle of deadrise at the transom with three lifting strakes on each side from the keel to the chine. The sheer of the B40 is slightly flatter, the transom more vertical and broader, and the bow slightly less spoon-shaped. 1.1 A horizontal beam reinforcing the stern of a boat. （船的）艉封板 Example sentencesExamples But the second boat was deeper down in the peat, and although twisted and snapped by the river over the course of time was still complete, with a transom and wooden cross-braces. Synonyms joist, purlin, girder, spar, support, strut, stay, brace, scantling, batten, lintel, stringer, baulk, board, timber, plank, lath, rafter 1.2 A strengthening crossbar, in particular one set above a window or door. （门窗）过梁，横档。比较MULLION Compare with mullion Example sentencesExamples They first replaced a single entry door with transom-topped French doors; then they lowered windows over the sink by a foot, adding a transom to fill in the void. Both wails have fixed glazing with custom built mullions and transoms. A door was supposed to have a transom and a lintel and a keyhole and stiles and a handle. Pairs of narrow French doors topped with transoms line one wall of the main room, offering easy access to the deck and playing up the room's dramatic vaulted ceiling. Both doors are topped by elliptical transoms deeply recessed into paneled openings and embraced by taut curving stone arches. Puddling style draperies over the windows and original shutters control light, and transoms over the doors help the air to circulate. Now, in summer the openings are free of mullions or transoms and frame the lush foliage beyond. The head casing that separates the transoms from the French doors runs at the same 7-foot height around the entire space, blending with the built-in bookshelves. 1.3North American short for transom window Example sentencesExamples Along one wall, new floor-to-ceiling windows topped by arched transoms bring natural light deep into the room. Curtain walls, sliding doors, transoms, and more can be finished in dark bronze or clear anodized and painted bronze or white. Entries often showcase glass in the door, plus sidelights and transoms (windows over the door). On the exterior is a combination of standard metal building components and antique and new mahogany doors and transoms. If the doors and the transoms above weren't exactly the right height, you'd have a totally different feeling. Phrases over the transom informal Offered or sent without prior agreement; unsolicited. 〈美，非正式〉（未经事先同意而）主动提供的，未经请求的 the editors receive about ten manuscripts a week over the transom 编辑一周之内收到了十份投稿。 Example sentencesExamples These projects come in over the transom in a weird way. Did he decide to hear every preemption case that comes over the transom? Meanwhile, the money coming in the door could not meet the bills flying over the transom. The very large outboard engine weighed down the stern and waves were lapping over the transom. But it's important to keep some perspective, even as another load of subpoenas and rotten tomatoes comes in over the transom. But once everyone adjusts, those couple hundred emails will mean nothing more than the couple dozen letters that might have physically come in over the transom in the old days. So when this tape came over the transom, they were saying, ‘We've got a scoop!’ An apology came over the transom about an hour later. And more counterexamples are coming in over the transom all the time. I get a lot of stuff over the transom, and this year I am going to do my best to thank everyone who's contributed material to the site. Derivatives transomed adjective Rear has former double chamfered mullioned and transomed windows with hoodmould over in cross-wing. Example sentencesExamples Residents seem dwarfed by their improbably high-ceilinged apartments, with huge transomed windows and faded, chipping walls. The rear has double chamfered mullioned and transomed windows with plainer chamfered mullions. The house is built of local sandstone with tall chimneys, pointed gables and mullioned and transomed windows. The first storey has six window range, stone mullioned and transomed windows with arched upper lights and rectangular hood moulds. They were usually symmetrical, with large mullioned and transomed windows, and consisted of 3 storeys and an attic. Origin Late Middle English (earlier as traversayn): from Old French traversin, from the verb traverser 'to cross' (see traverse). Rhymes hansom, ransom, Ransome noun.1 phr. Definition of transom in US English: transom nounˈtran(t)səmˈtræn(t)səm 1The flat surface forming the stern of a boat. （船的）艉封板 Example sentencesExamples The main saloon is nicely arranged with a transom berth and pilot berth to port and a settee/berth to starboard. The sheer of the B40 is slightly flatter, the transom more vertical and broader, and the bow slightly less spoon-shaped. With six of us now in the boat, the low transom and failed bilge pump is worrying, but we dive anyway. After the transom and hull began to crack, they learned otherwise. The Bertram 31 and its prototype were designed with a remarkable 23-degree angle of deadrise at the transom with three lifting strakes on each side from the keel to the chine. 1.1 A horizontal beam reinforcing the stern of a boat. （船的）艉封板 Example sentencesExamples But the second boat was deeper down in the peat, and although twisted and snapped by the river over the course of time was still complete, with a transom and wooden cross-braces. Synonyms joist, purlin, girder, spar, support, strut, stay, brace, scantling, batten, lintel, stringer, baulk, board, timber, plank, lath, rafter 1.2 A strengthening crossbar, in particular one set above a window or door. （门窗）过梁，横档。比较MULLION Compare with mullion Example sentencesExamples They first replaced a single entry door with transom-topped French doors; then they lowered windows over the sink by a foot, adding a transom to fill in the void. The head casing that separates the transoms from the French doors runs at the same 7-foot height around the entire space, blending with the built-in bookshelves. A door was supposed to have a transom and a lintel and a keyhole and stiles and a handle. Both doors are topped by elliptical transoms deeply recessed into paneled openings and embraced by taut curving stone arches. Puddling style draperies over the windows and original shutters control light, and transoms over the doors help the air to circulate. Both wails have fixed glazing with custom built mullions and transoms. Pairs of narrow French doors topped with transoms line one wall of the main room, offering easy access to the deck and playing up the room's dramatic vaulted ceiling. Now, in summer the openings are free of mullions or transoms and frame the lush foliage beyond. 1.3North American short for transom window Example sentencesExamples If the doors and the transoms above weren't exactly the right height, you'd have a totally different feeling. On the exterior is a combination of standard metal building components and antique and new mahogany doors and transoms. Curtain walls, sliding doors, transoms, and more can be finished in dark bronze or clear anodized and painted bronze or white. Entries often showcase glass in the door, plus sidelights and transoms (windows over the door). Along one wall, new floor-to-ceiling windows topped by arched transoms bring natural light deep into the room. Phrases over the transom informal Offered or sent without prior agreement; unsolicited. 〈美，非正式〉（未经事先同意而）主动提供的，未经请求的 the editors receive about ten manuscripts a week over the transom 编辑一周之内收到了十份投稿。 Example sentencesExamples Meanwhile, the money coming in the door could not meet the bills flying over the transom. But once everyone adjusts, those couple hundred emails will mean nothing more than the couple dozen letters that might have physically come in over the transom in the old days. An apology came over the transom about an hour later. Did he decide to hear every preemption case that comes over the transom? And more counterexamples are coming in over the transom all the time. These projects come in over the transom in a weird way. I get a lot of stuff over the transom, and this year I am going to do my best to thank everyone who's contributed material to the site. But it's important to keep some perspective, even as another load of subpoenas and rotten tomatoes comes in over the transom. So when this tape came over the transom, they were saying, ‘We've got a scoop!’ The very large outboard engine weighed down the stern and waves were lapping over the transom. Origin Late Middle English (earlier as traversayn): from Old French traversin, from the verb traverser ‘to cross’ (see traverse). noun.1 phr.
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