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PENSTOCK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("penstock" is a kind of...):
conduit (a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass)
Meronyms (parts of "penstock"):
floodgate; head gate; penstock; sluice valve; sluicegate; water gate (regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
Synonyms:
floodgate; head gate; penstock; sluice valve; sluicegate; water gate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("penstock" is a kind of...):
regulator (any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.)
Holonyms ("penstock" is a part of...):
penstock; sluice; sluiceway (conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate)