penstock
penstock noun: a sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.
Noun
penstock (plural penstocks)
- A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.
- It amazes him still, this effortless journey powered by the fall of water. Water surging through tunnel and penstock.2017, Fiona Farrell, Decline and Fall on Savage Street, →ISBN, page 30
- The barrel of a wooden pump.
penstock meaning in Tamil and Arabic
penstock in Tamil
- அழுத்தக் குழாய், விசை நீர்க்குழாய்
penstock in Arabic
- sluice or pipe
- بربخ - أنبوب مفرِّغ
Forms of penstock
| plural | penstocks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pentstock |
Origin of penstock
Perhaps from pen (“an enclosure”) + stock.
Questions about penstock
- What does penstock mean?
- Penstock means a sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.
- What is penstock in Tamil?
- Penstock in Tamil is அழுத்தக் குழாய், விசை நீர்க்குழாய். See Penstock meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is penstock?
- Penstock is a noun.
- What is the plural of penstock?
- The plural of penstock is penstocks.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: penstock (page history and authors); penstock (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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