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pen·stock

(pĕn′stŏk′)

1. A sluice or gate used to control a flow of water.

2. A pipe or conduit used to carry water to a water wheel or turbine.

penstock

(ˈpɛnˌstɒk)

1. (Mechanical Engineering) a conduit that supplies water to a hydroelectric power plant

2. (Mechanical Engineering) a channel bringing water from the head gates to a water wheel

3. (Mechanical Engineering) a sluice for controlling water flow

[C17: from pen² + stock]

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Noun	1.	penstock - regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice head gate, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate, floodgate regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. sluice, sluiceway, penstock - conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
	2.	penstock - conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate sluice, sluiceway conduit - a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits" head gate, penstock, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate, floodgate - regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice

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