noun
penstock
regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
In a sentence
Three example sentences with penstock, each labelled with its topic.
Operators close the penstock each autumn so salmon can pass the weir without being pulled toward the turbines.
Environment
The dam's concrete throat narrows to a single penstock, raised a notch at a time by a wheel on the catwalk.
Architecture
Millers upstream fought for a century over who could open the penstock first on a dry August morning.
History
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