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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For example, Gomez said, some Native Americans live up to 200 miles away from the nearest police substation in their tribal community.
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Josh Campbell, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
Friedland has asked Indianapolis police from a nearby substation to patrol the Safe Park lot.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2024
About 217,000 are without power in the western part of the state, the release says; 93% of substations have been restored online; and 16 CVS pharmacies are closed in his district.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
While three of the five substations were in Norrisville, Reisterstown and Perry Hall, the other two were in Baltimore City.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
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Josh Campbell, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
Friedland has asked Indianapolis police from a nearby substation to patrol the Safe Park lot.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2024
About 217,000 are without power in the western part of the state, the release says; 93% of substations have been restored online; and 16 CVS pharmacies are closed in his district.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
While three of the five substations were in Norrisville, Reisterstown and Perry Hall, the other two were in Baltimore City.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
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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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