Penstock - Definition

penstock

n 1: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the
rate of water flow through a sluice [syn: sluicegate,
sluice valve, floodgate, penstock, head gate,
water gate]
2: conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a
sluicegate [syn: sluice, sluiceway, penstock]

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