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tremie

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈtɹɛmi/
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  • rhymes with -ɛmi

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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