tremie

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/ˈtɹɛmi/

noun

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

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Meanings

nountremie (plural tremies)

plural tremies

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

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tremie

semidemiEmmylemmeBuscemiLemmygemmyjemmystemmy
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Anagrams

reemitretime
Cite this entry
APA

tremie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tremie

MLA

“tremie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tremie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tremie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tremie.

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