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penstock
(encz) | penstock, n: |
Penstock
(gcide) | 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.
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2. The barrel of a wooden pump.
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penstock
(wn) | penstock
n 1: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the
rate of water flow through a sluice [syn: sluicegate,
sluice valve, floodgate, penstock, head gate,
water gate]
2: conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a
sluicegate [syn: sluice, sluiceway, penstock] |
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Alpenstock
(gcide) | Alpenstock \Al"pen*stock`\, n. [G.; Alp, gen. pl. Alpen + stock
stick.]
A long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps.
--Cheever.
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Penstock
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. The barrel of a wooden pump.
[1913 Webster] |
alpenstock
(wn) | alpenstock
n 1: a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers |
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