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penstock

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Synonyms and Antonyms of penstock

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)

a penstock carried water for the waterwheel

Synonyms of penstock

channel, conduit, duct, leader, line, pipe, trough, tube

Words Related to penstock

drain, drainpipe, funnel, hydrant, main, smokestack, spout, standpipe, stovepipe, tile, waste pipe, waterspout

pipage (or pipeage), pipeline, piping

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