Etymology
Origin of transom window
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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Or consider adding a transom window above a door, something both Plain English and Format Architecture Office like to do when the ceiling height allows for it.
From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2022
A curved transom window with decorative inlays sits above the blue-hued front door.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2020
A transom window above the adjacent bedroom is revealed when the barn door to the room slides shut.
From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2018
She glanced at the transom window above her door and saw a maintenance worker perched high on a ladder, his rear end pointed directly at the glass.
From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2016
There was one small transom window above the front door that was too high to reach, but it hadn’t broken in any previous storms.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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