substation
noun
sub·sta·tion
ˈsəb-ˌstā-shən 
: a subordinate or subsidiary station: such as
a
: a branch post office
b
: a subsidiary station in which electric current is transformed
c
: a police station serving a particular area
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The project proposes to connect with Baltimore Gas and Electric’s Westminster substation through an existing feeder along Sullivan Road.
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Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
At the police substation that night, the parents were taken into a room where their son was being held.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
Olena Pavlenko, the head of the think tank, said Ukraine needed spare equipment like transformers to rebuild substations.
—Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 5 June 2024
Last June, Vail rode his motorcycle to the top of Hells Canyon Dam late at night and fired a rifle at power substations.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
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Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
At the police substation that night, the parents were taken into a room where their son was being held.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
Olena Pavlenko, the head of the think tank, said Ukraine needed spare equipment like transformers to rebuild substations.
—Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 5 June 2024
Last June, Vail rode his motorcycle to the top of Hells Canyon Dam late at night and fired a rifle at power substations.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
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substation
noun
sub·sta·tion
ˈsəb-ˌstā-shən
1
: a branch post office
2
: a subsidiary station in which electric current is transformed
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