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substation
[ suhb-stey-shuhn ]
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.
substation
/ ˈʌˌٱɪʃə /
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of substation1
Example Sentences
Heathrow airport closed for a day in late March after a fire at a nearby substation cut power and resulted in 1,300 cancelled flights, with thousands of passengers affected.
Rajdeep Roy, vice president of transmission operations and substations for Edison, told The Times that the revision came after the Jan. 7 fires, and it was the only change made at the time.
The airport was shut down for more than a day in March after a fire at a nearby electrical substation.
So he bought a historic substation in Cypress Park, determined to make it an artistic hub where he and others could get back to youthful creativity that’s often “quelled” by industry expectations, Ehrenreich said.
Airport bosses have been criticised for their decision to shut Heathrow down following the claim that it had enough power despite the substation fire.
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