English dictionary
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English noun: penstock | |||
| 1. | penstock (artifact) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | regulator | ||
| Part meronym | penstock, sluice, sluiceway | ||
| 2. | penstock (artifact) conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate | ||
| Synonyms | sluice, sluiceway | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conduit | ||
| Part holonym | floodgate, head gate, penstock, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate | ||
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