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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Russell, the founder of Atomwaffen Division, plotted to attack electrical substations in the Baltimore area and throw the city into chaos, prosecutors said.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
The device, designed to avoid a larger outage, went off a quarter mile away from stadium at a substation where energy company Entergy Corp. drives power to the facility.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The strike on the electricity substation, on Christmas Eve, dealt the final blow: the mine shut down and production dropped to zero.
—Daria Mitiuk Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article The first days on the job for George Crysler, the new lieutenant at the Ramona Sheriff’s substation, came as wind storms raged and the town went dark in planned power outages.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
The device, designed to avoid a larger outage, went off a quarter mile away from stadium at a substation where energy company Entergy Corp. drives power to the facility.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The strike on the electricity substation, on Christmas Eve, dealt the final blow: the mine shut down and production dropped to zero.
—Daria Mitiuk Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article The first days on the job for George Crysler, the new lieutenant at the Ramona Sheriff’s substation, came as wind storms raged and the town went dark in planned power outages.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 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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