substation

[ suhb-stey-shuhn ]

/ ˈsʌbˌsteɪ ʃən /

noun

a branch of a main post office.

an auxiliary power station where electrical current is converted, as from AC to DC, voltage is stepped up or down, etc.

Origin of substation

First recorded in 1885–90; sub- + station

Words nearby substation

substantive, substantive agreements, substantive rank, substantive right, substantivize, substation, substernal goiter, substituent, substitute, substitution, substitution cipher

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Example sentences from the Web for substation

One of the items published by Parastoo was a blueprint for a substation at a proposed nuclear plant in South Carolina.
Did Iran’s Cyber-Army Hack Into the IAEA’s computers?|Eli Lake|December 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There are also reports that there was at least one substation explosion in the Greenwich Village area.
How Long Until New York Gets Back Up and Running?|Megan McArdle|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The postmark is that of the substation in the city which is nearest to a certain political headquarters on Fourteenth Street.
Within Prison Walls|Thomas Mott Osborne
I just went to the substation and checked out with the squad.
Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Reaching town, Andy turned aside to the State Police substation.
Swamp Cat|James Arthur Kjelgaard
They'll be doing fine if they make it to the substation in another two weeks.
Legacy|James H Schmitz
Having received its experimental material, the plasmoid requested the Devagas to stay away from the substation for a while.
Legacy|James H Schmitz

British Dictionary definitions for substation

substation

/ (ˈsʌbˌsteɪʃən) /

noun

a subsidiary station

an installation at which electricity is received from one or more power stations for conversion from alternating to direct current, reducing the voltage, or switching before distribution by a low-tension network

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单词	substation
释义	substation [ suhb-stey-shuhn ] / ˈsʌbˌsteɪ ʃən / noun a branch of a main post office. an auxiliary power station where electrical current is converted, as from AC to DC, voltage is stepped up or down, etc. Origin of substation First recorded in 1885–90; sub- + station Words nearby substation substantive, substantive agreements, substantive rank, substantive right, substantivize, substation, substernal goiter, substituent, substitute, substitution, substitution cipher Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for substation One of the items published by Parastoo was a blueprint for a substation at a proposed nuclear plant in South Carolina. Did Iran’s Cyber-Army Hack Into the IAEA’s computers?\|Eli Lake\|December 5, 2012\|DAILY BEAST There are also reports that there was at least one substation explosion in the Greenwich Village area. How Long Until New York Gets Back Up and Running?\|Megan McArdle\|October 30, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The postmark is that of the substation in the city which is nearest to a certain political headquarters on Fourteenth Street. Within Prison Walls\|Thomas Mott Osborne I just went to the substation and checked out with the squad. Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy Reaching town, Andy turned aside to the State Police substation. Swamp Cat\|James Arthur Kjelgaard They'll be doing fine if they make it to the substation in another two weeks. Legacy\|James H Schmitz Having received its experimental material, the plasmoid requested the Devagas to stay away from the substation for a while. Legacy\|James H Schmitz British Dictionary definitions for substation substation / (ˈsʌbˌsteɪʃən) / noun a subsidiary station an installation at which electricity is received from one or more power stations for conversion from alternating to direct current, reducing the voltage, or switching before distribution by a low-tension network Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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