satellite dish
noun
: a microwave dish for receiving usually television transmissions from an orbiting satellite
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Weekend nights, Cleotilde Juárez Ramírez commands this patch of sidewalk, wielding a comal the size of a satellite dish over a brazier.
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Think of it like how a satellite dish can both rotate and move up and down to better face the sky.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Videos that have come out of Iran via Starlink satellite dishes and other means show men likely belonging to its forces shooting and beating protesters.
—Sam McNeil and Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Videos that have come out of Iran via Starlink satellite dishes and other means show men likely belonging to its forces shooting and beating protesters.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Think of it like how a satellite dish can both rotate and move up and down to better face the sky.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Videos that have come out of Iran via Starlink satellite dishes and other means show men likely belonging to its forces shooting and beating protesters.
—Sam McNeil and Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Videos that have come out of Iran via Starlink satellite dishes and other means show men likely belonging to its forces shooting and beating protesters.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Satellite dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20dish. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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