penstock : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: penstock	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for penstock
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penstock n regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice Synonym(s): sluicegate, sluice valve, floodgate, penstock, head gate, water gate conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate Synonym(s): sluice, sluiceway, penstock
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Penstock \Pen"stock\, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perh. fr. pen an inclosure + stock.] 1. A close conduit or pipe for conducting water, as, to a water wheel, or for emptying a pond, or for domestic uses. 2. The barrel of a wooden pump.