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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They were used to build the new Terminal 1 at San Diego International Airport, the sheriff’s Ramona substation and the San Diego Trolley’s Blue Line extension to University City.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Electricity substations in Feodosia and the port city of Simferopol were also reportedly hit in the drone barrage on Russian sites.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
My record includes bringing major sports franchises like the Heat, Marlins and Panthers; building police substations; crafting the SMART Plan; winning single-member district reforms; and funding after-school programs with private dollars.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2025
Nations said developers would pay for all substation upgrades themselves, with no costs passed to Duke Energy customers.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Electricity substations in Feodosia and the port city of Simferopol were also reportedly hit in the drone barrage on Russian sites.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
My record includes bringing major sports franchises like the Heat, Marlins and Panthers; building police substations; crafting the SMART Plan; winning single-member district reforms; and funding after-school programs with private dollars.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2025
Nations said developers would pay for all substation upgrades themselves, with no costs passed to Duke Energy customers.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 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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