Hyphenation of penstock

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word penstock? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pen-stock

Definitions of penstock:

1.	Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
2.	Conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate

Synonyms of penstock:

noun	sluicegate, sluice valve, floodgate, head gate, water gate, regulator
noun	sluice, sluiceway, conduit

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