satellite dish

noun

: a microwave dish for receiving usually television transmissions from an orbiting satellite

Examples of satellite dish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This was followed on Tuesday by two elephant silhouettes near Chelsea, monkeys swinging over Brick Lane on Wednesday, and a wolf howling on a satellite dish on a Peckham roof on Thursday. Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024 The piece, known as the Howling Wolf, featured the animal stenciled in black paint on a white satellite dish, which served as a modern-day stand-in for a full moon. Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2024 Photographs show the image of the howling wolf, painted on a satellite dish, was allegedly stolen by three hooded men in broad daylight on August 8. Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2024 Less than an hour after the wolf was unveiled, the satellite dish was stolen. Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for satellite dish 

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Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of satellite dish was in 1962

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“Satellite dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20dish. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

satellite dish

noun
: a microwave dish for receiving usually television transmissions from an orbiting satellite
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