earth station

noun

Definition of earth station

: dish sense 3a(2) especially : one used primarily for receiving and transmitting television signals

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Each Kuiper satellite will be able to access two gateway earth stations as part of Amazon's plan to minimize downtime. — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "Amazon plans nationwide broadband—with both home and mobile service," 8 July 2019

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