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penstock
English
Etymology
Perhaps from
pen
(
“
an enclosure
”
)
+
stock
.
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
.
The
barrel
of a
wooden
pump
.
Translations
sluice or pipe
Finnish:
tulokanava
barrel of wooden pump
Anagrams
topnecks
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