tromp Meaning, Definition & Usage

Tromp noun

Etymology

F. trombe, trompe, a waterspout, a water-blowing machine. Cf. Trump a trumpet.

Definitions

1. A blowing apparatus, in which air, drawn into the upper part of a vertical tube through side holes by a stream of water within, is carried down with the water into a box or chamber below which it is led to a furnace. Written also trompe, and trombe.

Tromp, Trompe noun (Also<

• Tromp
• Trompe

)

Etymology

See Trump a trumpet.

Definitions

1. A trumpet; a trump. Obs. Chaucer.