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n. - A horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it; A window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door.

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  • The transom is available in heights of 15 or 20 inches, and total weight for either version is less than 250 pounds.
  • A transom is a small window directly above the door
  • Below the transom is a second inner set of mullions supporting
  • Everything that was coming over the "transom" at night was telling me that I was on the right track.
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