transom

noun7

1. •
   A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
2. •
   A horizontal glazing bar in a window.
3. •
   Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart.
4. •
   The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.
5. •
   A transom window.
6. •
   The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship.
7. •
   [before a noun] (figurative) Items that have arrived over the transom.

   • We are overwhelmed with transom resumes.
   • They only met the deadline by working most of the night and making a transom filing.