substation

CEFRB1

/sˈʌˌbsteɪʃən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A place where electricity is changed and sent to users.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A branch post office.

Examples

  • A substation is a set of equipment where the voltage is changed.

  • The city is building a new electrical substation in the park.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.

  3. Any subordinate station.

More examples

In context

  • The electricity company built a new power substation in the suburb.

  • The utility now wants the network to be undergrounded in the urban areas, which would mean substations with 33 kV distribution swtichgear.

  • 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.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Due to the power outage, the main electrical station rerouted electricity through a smaller blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From sub- + station.