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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Heathrow Airport was warned of potential substation failures days before a fire forced the airport’s shutdown, according to an airline advocacy group.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Officials envision adding a police substation on the same plot.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
The chaos in air travel caused by a fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport could last days, according to aviation experts.
—John Liu, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Counterterrorism police are now probing the cause of an electricity substation fire that starved London's Heathrow Airport of power and forced it to close down on Friday, sparking travel chaos, The Times of London reported.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Officials envision adding a police substation on the same plot.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
The chaos in air travel caused by a fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport could last days, according to aviation experts.
—John Liu, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Counterterrorism police are now probing the cause of an electricity substation fire that starved London's Heathrow Airport of power and forced it to close down on Friday, sparking travel chaos, The Times of London reported.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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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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