Definition of "tremie" []

• A device used to pour concrete underwater. (noun)
• An apparatus used for depositing concrete in an aquatic environment, usually a tube of sheet metal with a hopper-like top generally handled by a crane. (noun)

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• "This tremie was used by Mr.Wm. H. Ward in constructing the H.rvard Bridge foundations and numerous other subaqueous structures of concrete."
• "The tremie used to deposit the concrete was a tube 14 ins. in diameter at the bottom and 11 ins. at the neck, with a hopper at the top."
• "Another method of handling a tremie was employed in constructing the foundations for the Charlestown Bridge at Boston, Mass."