(definition) by Webster 1913 Thu Jan 19 2006 at 8:15:46

Trem"ie (?), n. [F. trémie hopper.] (Hydraulic Engin.)

An apparatus for depositing and consolidating concrete under water, essentially a tube of wood or sheet metal with a hooperlike top. It is usually handled by a crane.

 

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