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Substation

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.

    "The utility now wants the network to be undergrounded in the urban areas, which would mean substations with 33 kV distribution swtichgear."

  2. 2
    a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network wordnet
  3. 3
    A satellite police station serving one neighborhood or part of a larger jurisdiction.
  4. 4
    A branch post office.
  5. 5
    Any subordinate station.

Etymology

From sub- + station.

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