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Meaning of word penstock from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice.

Synonyms : floodgate, head gate, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate

Meaning : Conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate.

Synonyms : sluice, sluiceway

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.