SUBSTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does substation mean? 

• SUBSTATION (noun)
  The noun SUBSTATION has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SUBSTATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBSTATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("substation" is a kind of...):

station (a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose)