tremie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device used to pour concrete underwater, usually a tube of sheet metal with a hopper-like top generally handled by a crane.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɛmi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tremie.wav

Word forms

tremie tremies

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From French trémie (“hopper”), from Latin trimodia (“a measure or vessel containing three modii”).

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