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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London's Heathrow Airport closed Friday local time and will remain closed all day after a fire at a nearby electricity substation caused power outages at the major transportation center.
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2025
Energy infrastructure is becoming more stressed because of climate change and the side-effects of this were evident last week with the closure of Heathrow Airport following a fire in a nearby electricity substation.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Seventy firefighters and 10 engines were dispatched to the substation on Nestles Avenue in Hayes.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
At the time of writing, Heathrow remained shut after a fire at an electricity substation that caused a power outage on Friday.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2025
Energy infrastructure is becoming more stressed because of climate change and the side-effects of this were evident last week with the closure of Heathrow Airport following a fire in a nearby electricity substation.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Seventy firefighters and 10 engines were dispatched to the substation on Nestles Avenue in Hayes.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
At the time of writing, Heathrow remained shut after a fire at an electricity substation that caused a power outage on Friday.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Substation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/substation. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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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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