What is the meaning of Penstock?

  • (n.) The barrel of a wooden pump.
  • (n.) A close conduit or pipe for conducting water, as, to a water wheel or for emptying a pond or for domestic uses.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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MLAWebster's. "penstock" 27 May 2011. Web. 26 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/penstock/definitions/2043420>
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