pen·stock /ˈpɛnˌstɑk/
水門,水道,水渠
Pen·stock n.
1. A close conduit or pipe for conducting water, as, to a water wheel, or for emptying a pond, or for domestic uses.
2. The barrel of a wooden pump.
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penstock
n 1: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the
rate of water flow through a sluice [syn: sluicegate,
sluice valve, floodgate, head gate, water gate]
2: conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a
sluicegate [syn: sluice, sluiceway]