satellite dish
noun
: a microwave dish for receiving usually television transmissions from an orbiting satellite
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Rising out of the remote Mojave Desert, NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar is a solitary satellite dish that communicates with spacecraft.
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 14 May 2025
Amid the twinkling grandeur of the cosmos, two hapless astronauts are fumbling crucial tasks: docking into a space station; adjusting the angle of satellite dishes; keeping their plants alive.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
In Africa, demand for Starlink has been so high that the company’s satellite dishes have sold out in certain regions.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 21 Jan. 2025
The Sky programming, which includes access to services like Netflix, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Disney+ and Paramount+, all comes through the internet rather than a satellite dish.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 14 May 2025
Amid the twinkling grandeur of the cosmos, two hapless astronauts are fumbling crucial tasks: docking into a space station; adjusting the angle of satellite dishes; keeping their plants alive.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
In Africa, demand for Starlink has been so high that the company’s satellite dishes have sold out in certain regions.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 21 Jan. 2025
The Sky programming, which includes access to services like Netflix, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Disney+ and Paramount+, all comes through the internet rather than a satellite dish.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Satellite dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20dish. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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