PENSTOCK Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word penstock. (close relations)
Definition of PENSTOCK
Best Alternative Words for PENSTOCK
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sluice | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate verb • pour as if from a sluice • irrigate with water from a sluice • transport in or send down a sluice • draw through a sluice | ||||||||
aqueduct | nounn | |||||||
noun • a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley | ||||||||
channel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a path over which electrical signals can pass • a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through • a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) • a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels • (often plural) a means of communication or access • a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance • a television station and its programs • a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors verb • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission • direct the flow of • send from one person or place to another | ||||||||
conduit | nounn | |||||||
noun • a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass | ||||||||
culvert | nounn | |||||||
noun • a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway | ||||||||
flume | nounn | |||||||
noun • a narrow gorge with a stream running through it • watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs | ||||||||
pipeline | nounn | |||||||
noun • gossip spread by spoken communication • a pipe used to transport liquids or gases | ||||||||
trough | nounn | |||||||
noun • a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed) • a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater • a concave shape with an open top • a treasury for government funds • a long narrow shallow receptacle • a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed | ||||||||
tube | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases • electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope • a hollow cylindrical shape • (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure • an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) verb • provide with a tube or insert a tube into • convey in a tube • ride or float on an inflated tube • place or enclose in a tube | ||||||||
floodgate | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that restrains a flood or outpouring • regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice | ||||||||
sluicegate | nounn | |||||||
noun • regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice | ||||||||
sluiceway | nounn | |||||||
noun • conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate | ||||||||
head gate | nounn | |||||||
noun • regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice • a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end | ||||||||
sluice valve | nounn | |||||||
noun • regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice | ||||||||
water gate | nounn | |||||||
noun • regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice |