SUBSTATION


Meaning of SUBSTATION in English

/sub"stay'sheuhn/ , n.

1. a branch of a main post office.

2. an auxiliary power station where electrical current is converted, as from AC to DC, voltage is stepped up or down, etc.

[ 1885-90; SUB- + STATION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .