"substation" meaning in English

See substation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: substation [singular], substations [plural]
Etymology: sub- + station Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|sub|station}} sub- + station Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A substation is a site where electricity supplied by long-distance power lines are regulated for local low-voltage distribution.
    Sense id: simple-substation-en-noun-eW7p4525
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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