Meaning of PENSTOCK
| Pronunciation: | | 'pen`stâk
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- [n] conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
- [n] regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
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| | Synonyms: | | sluice, sluiceway |
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| | See Also: | | conduit, floodgate, head gate, penstock, regulator, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pen"stock\, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perh. fr. pen an
inclosure + stock.]
1. A close conduit or pipe for conducting water, as, to a
water wheel, or for emptying a pond, or for domestic uses.
2. The barrel of a wooden pump.
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| | Definition: | | Sluice gate or valve for restraining, deviating or otherwise regulating a flow (as of water or sewage). |
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| | Related Terms: | | aboideau, air lock, chute, dock gate, eaves trough, floodgate, flood-hatch, gate, guide, gutter, head gate, lock, lock gate, pentrough, shoot, sluice, sluice gate, tide gate, trough, water gate, weir |
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