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Transom knees
Transom Tran"som, n. [Probably fr. L. transtrum a crossbeam, transom, from trans across. Cf. Trestle.] 1. (Arch.) A horizontal crossbar in a window, over a door, or between a door and a window above it. Transom is the horizontal, as mullion is the vertical, bar across an opening. See Illust. of Mullion. 2. (Naut.) One of the principal transverse timbers of the stern, bolted to the sternpost and giving shape to the stern structure; -- called also transsummer. 3. (Gun.) The piece of wood or iron connecting the cheeks of some gun carriages. 4. (Surg.) The vane of a cross-staff. --Chambers. 5. (Railroad) One of the crossbeams connecting the side frames of a truck with each other. Transom knees (Shipbuilding), knees bolted to the transoms and after timbers. Transom window. (Arch.) (a) A window divided horizontally by a transom or transoms. (b) A window over a door, with a transom between.

Meaning of Transom knees from wikipedia

- for fixing the ends of the strakes to the apron and transom. In later times, they also fixed knees to the gunwale and thwarts, but, traditionally, this...
- The Fatty Knees fibregl**** sailing dinghies were designed by Lyle Hess (1912–2002). Produced in 7' (2.1m), 8' (2.4m) and 9' (2.7m) long models. The 8'...
- join topsides or keelsons to join transoms. A hanging knee sits upright beneath a thwart to support it. Hanging knees often support carlins where a full...
- wall. Knee walls are short walls that either support rafters or add height in the top floor rooms of houses. In a 1+1⁄2-story house, the knee wall supports...
- a lug sail, pivoting centre board, small foredeck and a square transom with a transom-hung rudder. An American design that reached its zenith of size...
- the forebeam. The hulls have reverse stems and plumb transoms. The twin, carbon fibre, transom-hung, kick-up rudders are controlled by a tiller. It has...
- Bartlett or a copy thereof. The ships depicted have a long hull, a high transom and a rudder. They have a long projecting prow, with a fairly sizable cabin...
- standing rigging. The hull has a reverse stem; an open, slightly reverse transom; a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a rectracable daggerboard that...
- if, in fact, he was in Room 1024 since she could see through the room's transom window that the light was on in there. She remained on the floor after...
- hard chine scow design, with a retractable centreboard, a vertical transom, a transom-hung, kick-up rudder controlled by a tiller, with a tiller extension...