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penstock

noun

ˈpen-ˌstäk

Definition of penstock

as in pipe

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) a penstock carried water for the waterwheel

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Recent Examples of penstock As Lake Powell’s storage has dropped below a quarter of its capacity and its surface waters have crept within about 40 feet of the penstocks that feed water to the hydroelectric plant and the river below, the river has warmed up. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The project included replacing sections of the penstock, installing new vent piping and constructing a new concrete thrust block. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026 That plate sealed the opening of the penstock (water delivery tube) and holds back water from the reservoir. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for penstock

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According to the arrest affidavit police obtained a search warrant and found a glass jar, aluminum powder, black iron oxide and a pipe that was empty at the time.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Today, tank farms line both sides of the coastal highway near the port, and a network of pipes moves products among terminals and to ships.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of pipe

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Soto became the conduit, Day and Haitian sources said, for receiving the Haitian government’s $15 million partial payment on the contract.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Creators Drop The Pranks And Get Serious MIPCOM was a conduit for the developing creator economy this year, with the focus switching to those YouTube and digital stars who are actually building businesses.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of conduit

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Bronchial asthma, or simply asthma, is, according to the Cleveland Clinic, a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that causes the breathing tubes in the lungs to swell, narrow, and produce extra mucus.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026
But the first third, yes, there are a lot of cathode ray tube TV screens.

— Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tube

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Changing the nozzle instead of the color Creality's answer is called KliTek, a four-channel system that takes a slightly different approach.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Rice most recently oversaw Disney's cable channels, news programming and coverage of major sporting events.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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