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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Her suggestion is to lease 1701 Vine Street to the Cincinnati Police Department as a police substation.
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Brenda Ordonez, The Enquirer, 21 May 2024
The mighty earthquake had toppled power transmission towers and jumbled equipment at nearby substations, but the interruption in power to the plant was negligible: Within 10 seconds, the plant’s emergency power system kicked in.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2011
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Brenda Ordonez, The Enquirer, 21 May 2024
The mighty earthquake had toppled power transmission towers and jumbled equipment at nearby substations, but the interruption in power to the plant was negligible: Within 10 seconds, the plant’s emergency power system kicked in.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2011
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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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