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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:

penstock; sluice; sluiceway

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)

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