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transoms

transoms is the plural of transom.

Meaning of transom

Noun

transom (plural transoms)

  1. A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
  2. A horizontal glazing bar in a window.
  3. A transom window.
  4. Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart.
  5. The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship.
  6. The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.

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Questions about transoms

What is transoms the plural of?
Transoms is the plural of transom.

Words near transoms in the dictionary

  1. transom window
  2. transom windows
  3. transomed
  4. transomic
  5. transomless
  6. transoms
  7. transonance
  8. transonances
  9. transondent
  10. transonic
  11. transonically

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