satellite dish

noun

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

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And the Starlink Mini satellite dish, now $140 off, is your portable internet sidekick, ready to get you online from campsites, cabins, or anywhere your weekend takes you. PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025 While one property might benefit from activating its rooftop for public events or leasing space for antennas, satellite dishes, or cellular base stations, another may find success in transforming unused conference rooms into flexible workspaces, meeting venues, or childcare services. Mark Zettl, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Some homes may also need equipment such as a Wi-Fi extender, satellite dish or ONT box, depending on the connection type. Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025 Aaron Chown—Press Association via AP Images People remove a new artwork by Banksy, depicting a howling wolf painted on a satellite dish that was placed on a shop roof in Peckham, south London. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for satellite dish

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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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 23 Sep. 2025.

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satellite dish

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