: a usually cylindrical or conical revolving screen used especially for screening or sizing rock, ore, or coal
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On the other end of the property, volunteers fed yard trimmings into a giant metal trommel, the rotating cylinder sifting out big sticks and other extras.
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2022
The Lewis crew begins sluicing and clocks its first gold weigh; Freddy and Juan fiddle with a massive trommel; Dakota Fred returns with a lead on virgin ground; Christo visits the Lewis claim; a surprise announcement divides Dustin’s crew.
—Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021
One where there is a trommel.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2020
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2022
The Lewis crew begins sluicing and clocks its first gold weigh; Freddy and Juan fiddle with a massive trommel; Dakota Fred returns with a lead on virgin ground; Christo visits the Lewis claim; a surprise announcement divides Dustin’s crew.
—Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021
One where there is a trommel.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2020
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“Trommel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trommel. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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