What is one of the principal transverse timbers of the stern, bolted to the sternpost and giving shape to the stern structure; -- called also transsummer called?
transom — (Naut.) One of the principal transverse timbers of the stern, bolted to the sternpost and giving shape to the stern structure; -- called also transsummer. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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