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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Flowing water eroded the western bank, rushed around the dam and washed out an electrical substation, causing about 600 power outages.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 June 2024
When an electric substation at the dam washed away early Monday morning, about 600 people in the area lost power.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 25 June 2024
To that end, the U.S. military poured in resources, building a network of checkpoints and bases for republican forces and expanding the number of police districts from 10 to 16, each with its own substation chief.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Detroit fire officials were investigating the cause of a blaze at a downtown DTE substation Friday afternoon after nearby office workers reported hearing a loud boom and experiencing a brief power outage.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 June 2024
When an electric substation at the dam washed away early Monday morning, about 600 people in the area lost power.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 25 June 2024
To that end, the U.S. military poured in resources, building a network of checkpoints and bases for republican forces and expanding the number of police districts from 10 to 16, each with its own substation chief.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Detroit fire officials were investigating the cause of a blaze at a downtown DTE substation Friday afternoon after nearby office workers reported hearing a loud boom and experiencing a brief power outage.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
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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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