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

Examples of substation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2022, gunmen attacked two electrical substations in North Carolina, knocking out power to roughly 45,000 customers for multiple days. — Todd J. Stein, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

The panel investigated a network of officers of the Departmental Law Enforcement Unit selling ammunition to gangs, primarily operating out of the Pat-Chawal police substation in the Saint-Marc area . — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Fellow OutKick writer and hockey fanatic Matt Reigle even asked me if there were any electrical substations located near Amarant Bank Arena. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Site work is ongoing at the Amazon Web Services development at 61st Avenue and Colorado Street, such as grading of the land, development of temporary buildings used by construction workers and engineers and building of a NIPSCO substation on-site. — Jeff Danielson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for substation

• ablation
• aeration
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation

Kids Definition

substation

noun

sub·​sta·​tion ˈsəb-ˌstā-shən 

1

: a branch post office

2

: a subsidiary station in which electric current is transformed