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Penstock meaning
A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant. | The barrel of a wooden pump.
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Example sentences (3)
Jackson said in the midst of the project, the plant’s newly installed main water line, called a penstock failed – it’s the main water line for the whole system.
But they are recommending repairing the penstock and refurbishing the power house together, putting the combined cost at $7.3 million.
The Kulamavu dam has penstock pipes that carry water to an underground power station at Moolamattam 43 km away.