Penstock - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpenstɑːk|
Brit.
|ˈpenstɒk|
noun
- regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice (syn: floodgate, sluicegate)
- conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate (syn: sluice, sluiceway)
- conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate (syn: sluice, sluiceway)
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...a penstock carried water for the waterwheel...
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