Meaning Of The Word Trompe

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trompe in American English
an apparatus formerly used for producing a blast, as in a blast furnace, by means of water falling through a tube and sucking in air which is diverted to the furnace
noun: a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water

trompe in British English
noun: an apparatus for supplying the blast of air in a forge, consisting of a thin column down which water falls, drawing in air through side openings

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