substation
noun/ˈsʌbˌsteɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #13,990 most common English word
Meaning
a facility where electrical voltage is transformed and distributed to homes and businesses.
Example sentence
Workers repaired the electrical substation after the storm knocked out power to the entire neighborhood.
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