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substation

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any subordinate station.

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any subordinate station.

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

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any subordinate station.

A branch post office.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: station

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English station English substation From sub- + station.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ենթակայան (entʻakayan) — electrical substation
  • Azerbaijani: yarımstansiya — electrical substation
  • Chinese Cantonese: 變電站 /变电站 — electrical substation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 變電站 /变电站 (biàndiànzhàn) — electrical substation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 變電所 /变电所 (biàndiànsuǒ) — electrical substation
  • Czech: rozvodna — electrical substation
  • Danish: transformatorstation — electrical substation
  • Danish: transformerstation — electrical substation
  • Dutch: onderstation — electrical substation
  • Estonian: alajaam — electrical substation
  • Finnish: ala-asema — electrical substation
  • French: poste — electrical substation
  • French: poste de transformation — electrical substation
  • Georgian: ქვესადგური (kvesadguri) — electrical substation
  • German: Unterwerk — electrical substation
  • German: Umspannwerk — electrical substation
  • Hindi: उपकेंद्र (upkendra) — electrical substation
  • Indonesian: gardu induk — electrical substation
  • Japanese: 変電所 (hendensho) — electrical substation
  • Korean: 변전소 (byeonjeonso) — electrical substation
  • Latvian: apakšstacija — electrical substation
  • Malay: pencawang — electrical substation
  • Polish: podstacja — electrical substation
  • Portuguese: subestação — electrical substation
  • Russian: подстанция (podstancija) — electrical substation
  • Scottish Gaelic: ionad dealain — electrical substation
  • Spanish: subestación — electrical substation
  • Swedish: understation — electrical substation
  • Ukrainian: підста́нція (pidstáncija) — electrical substation
  • Vietnamese: ga xép — electrical substation
  • Vietnamese: trạm biến áp — electrical substation
  • Welsh: isorsaf — electrical substation
  • Finnish: poliisiasema — satellite police station
  • Portuguese: subdelegacia — satellite police station
  • Welsh: isorsaf — satellite police station