substation

IPA: sˈʌbsteɪʃʌn

noun

  • A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed and/or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.
  • A satellite police station serving one neighborhood or part of a larger jurisdiction.
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Examples of "substation" in Sentences

  • It was decided to build the substation near Vyborg.
  • A substation is situated at the UP end of the station.
  • In the early 1950's, they built the electric substation.
  • A large substation remains on the north bank of the canal.
  • In addition, the department operates the Bassett Substation.
  • In the summer of 1991, the company established the substation.
  • The substation is centrally located in the city's civic district.
  • The electrical substation is shown in the background off to the right.
  • A repeater may be interposed between the center station and the substation.
  • All connections between the turbines and the substation will be underground.
  • Everything at a substation is hot, in that shock the bejeezus out of you sense.
  • Maxwell said getting power to all residents attached to the substation is a priority above finding out the cause of the fire.
  • In March 2005, Halliburton subsidiary KBR announced that it had completed work on the Al Ameen substation, which is to supply up to 1,000 MW of power to Baghdad.
  • McManus said an officer at the substation was the one who brought the allegations to his attention after a woman complained to him about an officer assaulting her.
  • The substation was a half mile down Main Street, to the overhanging stoplight, a half block north after turning left, a freestanding single-story brick building about the size of a McDonald's.
  • Lobao, speaking at a news conference in Brasilia, said a failure at the substation was the probable cause of the blackout, but that he and other officials would meet next week and provide a detailed report within days.

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