SUBSTATION

substation

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

substation (plural substations)

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

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

Anagrams

• bus station

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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