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PENSTOCK Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word penstock. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word penstock. (close relations)

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

Best Hypernyms For PENSTOCK

Here is a list of related hypernyms for penstock, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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conduit regulator

Alternatives for SLUICE

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