/ ˈtrænsəm; NAmE / noun
1.
a bar of wood or stone across the top of a door or window
2.
( NAmE ) = fanlight
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (earlier as traversayn ): from Old French traversin , from the verb traverser to cross.
/ ˈtrænsəm; NAmE / noun
1.
a bar of wood or stone across the top of a door or window
2.
( NAmE ) = fanlight
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (earlier as traversayn ): from Old French traversin , from the verb traverser to cross.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005