penstock
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1. conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | conduit, |
| definition | : | a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass (noun.artifact) |
2. regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | regulator, |
| definition | : | any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | penstock, sluice, sluiceway, |
| definition | : | conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate (noun.artifact) |
3. conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | flush, sluice, |
| definition | : | irrigate with water from a sluice (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | sluice, |
| definition | : | draw through a sluice (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | sluice, |
| definition | : | transport in or send down a sluice (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | flush, sluice, |
| definition | : | irrigate with water from a sluice (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | sluice, |
| definition | : | draw through a sluice (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | sluice, |
| definition | : | transport in or send down a sluice (verb.motion) |
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