substation

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ station

Noun

substation (plural substations)

1. A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed and/or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.
   • 2019 October, Philip Sherratt, “Midland Main Line upgrade presses on”, in Modern Railways, page 62:

     Meanwhile, an upgraded power supply at Sundon substation, between Leagrave and Harlington, will be commissioned concurrent with the overhead line connection and will be sufficient to power the initial electrified Corby services.

2. A satellite police station serving one neighborhood or part of a larger jurisdiction.

Alternative forms

• sub-station

Translations

electrical substation

• Dutch: onderstation
• Estonian: alajaam
• Finnish: ala-asema
• French: poste (fr) f
• Georgian: ქვესადგური (kvesadguri)
• German: Unterwerk n, Umspannwerk (de) n
• Polish: postacja f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: subestação f
• Russian: подстанция (ru) f (podstancija) (podstántsija)
• Scottish Gaelic: ionad dealain m
• Spanish: subestación f
• Swedish: understation c
• Vietnamese: ga xép

satellite police station

• Finnish: poliisiasema (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: subdelegacia f

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Translations to be checked

• Irish: ^{(please verify)} fostáisiún m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

References

• “substation”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• bus station