penstock

[ pen-stok ]

/ ˈpɛnˌstɒk /

noun

a pipe conducting water from a head gate to a waterwheel.

a conduit for conveying water to a power plant.

a sluicelike contrivance used to control the flow of water.

Origin of penstock

First recorded in 1600–10; pen² + stock

Words nearby penstock

pension mortgage, pension off, pension plan, pensive, penstemon, penstock, pent, penta-, pentachloronitrobenzene, pentachlorophenol, pentacle

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Example sentences from the Web for penstock

Penstock, pen′stok, n. a trough conveying water to a water-wheel.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Outside should be a penstock, to carry off the superfluous water.
Hints on cheese-making|Thomas Day Curtis
Adjoining the engine-well are the grating tank and penstock chamber, and with these the principal main sewer communicates.
A Comprehensive History of Norwich|A. D. Bayne
And that's where you will go back and back and back, as you said about building the penstock?
Spacehounds of IPC|Edward Elmer Smith

At the gate is placed a vertical iron tube called a penstock, 7½ feet in diameter and 160 feet deep.
Inventions in the Century|William Henry Doolittle

British Dictionary definitions for penstock

penstock

/ (ˈpɛnˌstɒk) /

noun

a conduit that supplies water to a hydroelectric power plant

a channel bringing water from the head gates to a water wheel

a sluice for controlling water flow

Word Origin for penstock

C17: from pen ² + stock

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for penstock

penstock

[ pĕn′stŏk′ ]

A sluice or gate used to control a flow of water.

A pipe or conduit used to carry water to a water wheel or turbine.

单词	penstock
释义	penstock [ pen-stok ] / ˈpɛnˌstɒk / noun a pipe conducting water from a head gate to a waterwheel. a conduit for conveying water to a power plant. a sluicelike contrivance used to control the flow of water. Origin of penstock First recorded in 1600–10; pen² + stock Words nearby penstock pension mortgage, pension off, pension plan, pensive, penstemon, penstock, pent, penta-, pentachloronitrobenzene, pentachlorophenol, pentacle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for penstock Penstock, pen′stok, n. a trough conveying water to a water-wheel. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various Outside should be a penstock, to carry off the superfluous water. Hints on cheese-making\|Thomas Day Curtis Adjoining the engine-well are the grating tank and penstock chamber, and with these the principal main sewer communicates. A Comprehensive History of Norwich\|A. D. Bayne And that's where you will go back and back and back, as you said about building the penstock? Spacehounds of IPC\|Edward Elmer Smith At the gate is placed a vertical iron tube called a penstock, 7½ feet in diameter and 160 feet deep. Inventions in the Century\|William Henry Doolittle British Dictionary definitions for penstock penstock / (ˈpɛnˌstɒk) / noun a conduit that supplies water to a hydroelectric power plant a channel bringing water from the head gates to a water wheel a sluice for controlling water flow Word Origin for penstock C17: from pen ² + stock Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for penstock penstock [ pĕn′stŏk′ ] A sluice or gate used to control a flow of water. A pipe or conduit used to carry water to a water wheel or turbine. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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