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Penstock vs Headstock - What's the difference?

penstock | headstock |

As nouns the difference between penstock and headstock

is that penstock is 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 while headstock is {{cx|mining|lang=en}} A headframe.

penstock

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.

    • headstock

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A headframe.
  • A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part
  • * 1913 , DH Lawrence,
    • It was a beautiful day. At Brinsley pit the white steam melted slowly in the sunshine of a soft blue sky; the wheels of the headstocks twinkled high up; the screen, shuffling its coal into the trucks, made a busy noise.
  • A beam that supports a bell.
  • A clamp that restrains a cow by the neck.
  • The part of a guitar that holds the tensioning screws of the strings.