transom
noun
- beam that runs side-to-side the hull at any point behind the fashion timber
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtɹæn.səm/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English traunsom; probably an alteration of Latin trānstrum (“crossbeam”).
- 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.
- Items that have arrived over the transom.
“We are overwhelmed with transom resumes.”
“They only met the deadline by working most of the night and making a transom filing.”