PENSTOCK


Meaning of PENSTOCK in English

/pen"stok'/ , n.

1. a pipe conducting water from a head gate to a waterwheel.

2. a conduit for conveying water to a power plant. See diag. under dam 1 .

3. a sluicelike contrivance used to control the flow of water.

[ 1600-10; PEN 2 + STOCK ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .