Tremie

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tremie \Trem"ie\, n. [F. tr['e]mie 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.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]