penstocks in English

noun
1
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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1. 3.2. stream waterways such as penstocks, pressure tunnels, pressure shafts for hydroelectric installations and their related specific accessories;