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Meaning of penstock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. The barrel of a wooden pump.

Equivalents

العربية بربخ - أنبوب مفرِّغ
Deutsch Druckrohrleitung
Suomi tulokanava
Français conduite forcée

Examples

“It amazes him still, this effortless journey powered by the fall⟳ of water. Water surging through tunnel and penstock.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Penstone penstroke penstyldensovirus pensum Pensylvania Pent

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