取しゅ水すい塔とう

noun

intake tower; outlet tower

A tower-like structure built in a reservoir or lake to draw water into a dam or water supply system. The term covers both intake and outlet functions depending on context.

• ダム湖この中ちゅう央おうに取しゅ水すい塔とうが立たっている。

  An intake tower stands in the middle of the dam lake.

• 取しゅ水すい塔とうから水みずが導どう水すい管かんに流ながれ込こむ。

  Water flows from the intake tower into the penstock.