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 attack happened at a sheriff’s substation in Avondale, where Hurley was taken after an arrest in connection with multiple felony warrants, prosecutors said.
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Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
Who Makes the Best of Things Some small, early contracts have been awarded, and work on parts of the project, including substations, has started.
—Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
While the custody facilities remain secure, Tokar noted that some sheriff's department employees at a substation in Altadena were briefly relocated to another station as a precaution.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Video of the fire posted to social media shows massive orange flames and black smoke coming from the power substation, which is located off Henrietta Creek Road and Seventeen Lakes Boulevard in far north Fort Worth, near Roanoke.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
Who Makes the Best of Things Some small, early contracts have been awarded, and work on parts of the project, including substations, has started.
—Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
While the custody facilities remain secure, Tokar noted that some sheriff's department employees at a substation in Altadena were briefly relocated to another station as a precaution.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Video of the fire posted to social media shows massive orange flames and black smoke coming from the power substation, which is located off Henrietta Creek Road and Seventeen Lakes Boulevard in far north Fort Worth, near Roanoke.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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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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