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Meaning of word penstock from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

penstock noun

Meaning : Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice.

Synonyms : floodgate, head gate, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate

Meaning : Conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate.

Synonyms : sluice, sluiceway

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