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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Yet despite the visible presence of mass transit police, a substation for the Baltimore Police Department and squad cars routinely stationed at this exact intersection, drug dealing continues in broad daylight.
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Christopher Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
That tower, Eisenhauer said, was near the Gould substation, where the fault had been detected by the utility company.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Besides being fortified by hundreds of feet of bedrock, the tunnel is supported by 17 pump stations and 49 electrical substations.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 16 July 2025
The data hub would have its own private electrical substation and the project would occur on 18.1 acres.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 July 2025
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Christopher Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
That tower, Eisenhauer said, was near the Gould substation, where the fault had been detected by the utility company.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Besides being fortified by hundreds of feet of bedrock, the tunnel is supported by 17 pump stations and 49 electrical substations.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 16 July 2025
The data hub would have its own private electrical substation and the project would occur on 18.1 acres.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 July 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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