trémie

[ trem-ee; French trey-mee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural trém·ies [trem, -eez, t, r, ey-, mee].

tremie

/ ˈtrɛmɪ /

civil engineering a large metal hopper and pipe used to distribute freshly mixed concrete over an underwater site. The foot of the pipe is kept below the concrete level, while the upper level of the concrete in the pipe is kept above the water level to prevent the water diluting the concrete

Origin of trémie¹

1900–05; < French: hopper < Latin trimodia three-peck measure, equivalent to tri- tri- + mod ( ius ) measure of grain + -ia -ia

Origin of trémie¹

C20: from French, from Italian tramoggia , from Latin trimodia a three-peck measure

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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