Word: penstock

Category: penstock

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Synonyms: penstock

sluice, sluiceway, head gate, floodgate, water gate, sluicegate, sluice valve

Translations: penstock

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spanish
Translations:
compuerta, tubería forzada, tubería de carga, canal de toma, conducto forzado
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german
Translations:
Druckrohrleitung, Druckleitung, Fallleitung, Druckrohr
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french
Translations:
écluse, conduite forcée, la conduite forcée, conduites forcées, une conduite forcée, conduite forcée de
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italian
Translations:
condotta forzata, condotta, condotte forzate, della condotta
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portuguese
Translations:
comporta, adufa, conduto forçado, condutas forçadas
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dutch
Translations:
sluispoort, valdeur, persleidingen, afsluiter, drukleiding
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russian
Translations:
шлюз, напорный трубопровод, затвор, напорный, напорные трубопроводы, усиленные трубопроводы
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norwegian
Translations:
rørgate, trykksjakt
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swedish
Translations:
sluss, tryckledningar, dammluckor
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finnish
Translations:
paineputket
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danish
Translations:
trykrør, Penstock
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czech
Translations:
koryto stavidla, Penstock
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polish
Translations:
zastawka, śluza, kolano, przewody ciśnieniowe, ciśnieniowe, rurociąg derywacyjny
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hungarian
Translations:
zsilip, Penstock
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turkish
Translations:
savak, cebri boru, cebri, taşıyıcı borular
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greek
Translations:
υδατοφράκτης, αγωγού πτώσης, Αγωγοί πτώσης, ορθογώνια ανυψούμενη θύρα, ορθογώνιας ανυψούμενης θύρας
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ukrainian
Translations:
напірний трубопровід
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albanian
Translations:
vijë mulliri, portë uji, qyngj uji
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bulgarian
Translations:
напорен тръбопровод, шлюз, улей
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belarusian
Translations:
напорнай
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estonian
Translations:
lüüs, Penstock
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croatian
Translations:
hidrant, brana, cijev šmrka
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lithuanian
Translations:
Pievadkanāls, Tyrimai vamzdynas
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latvian
Translations:
spiedvads, slūžas, pievadkanāls
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macedonian
Translations:
напорен Нафтоводот
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romanian
Translations:
stăvilar, conducta fortata, vană
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slovenian
Translations:
Brana, Penstock
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slovak
Translations:
koryto, prepad

The meaning and "use of": penstock

noun
  • a sluice or floodgate for regulating the flow of a body of water. - A spokesman for the agency said the penstock sluice gates were opened after the last bout of flooding to allow trapped water to return to the river, but after an ‘oversight’ they were left open.

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