satellite television

noun

: direct broadcast satellite

Examples of satellite television in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During the 1990s, Virilio watched how satellite television, the internet and electronic markets let an event anywhere, such as a financial crash, be felt everywhere. — Shahnaz Bashir, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

Charlie Ergen, founder and chairman of EchoStar, a satellite television and wireless company, has seen his wealth go on a wild ride this decade. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2026

Bill Rasmussen, a former local-news sports director who parlayed an interest in the nascent business of satellite television into the launch of the sports-media giant known as ESPN, has died after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

Today, satellite television barely exists — even cable is antiquated. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for satellite television

• abscission
• collision
• decision
• derision
• division
• elision
• envision
• excision
• incision
• misprision
• precision
• prevision