substationnoun
uk/ˌsʌbˈsteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsʌbˈsteɪ.ʃən/substation noun (ELECTRICITY)
electricity substation
a place that allows electricity to go from one part of the electricity production system to another
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Machines - generators & pumps
- -engined
- accelerator
- alternator
- breeder reactor
- charger
- dock
- docking station
- dynamo
- electromotive
- generator
- hydraulics
- power station
- pump
- pump-action
- pumping station
- PWR
- reactor
- turbine
- turbocharger
- watermill
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substation noun (PART OF ORGANIZATION)
[ C ] US a division of an organization that works under the general control of a larger office:
a police substation
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Organizations, Societies & clubs
- Assn
- Assoc
- association
- book club
- brotherhood
- commission
- committee
- fan club
- FC
- feeder club
- fellowship
- foundation
- friendly society
- housing association
- insignia
- monolith
- secret society
- society
- the lower orders idiom
- the old guard
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