satellite dish
noun
: a microwave dish for receiving usually television transmissions from an orbiting satellite
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In previous years, rubbish has featured a rural flare — including dead goats, dead chickens and tractor tires — as well as satellite dishes, baby booties, a car roof and countless bottles of cheap vodka and Fireball.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
The Falcon itself has some impressive detail work, including a cockpit, satellite dish, and cannons.
—Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
SpaceX has thus far ignored a group of professional satellite dish technicians attempting to partner on Starlink installations for consumers and business.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
In 2021, Sky unveiled Sky Glass, an almost entirely wireless television that can be installed swiftly and only requires an internet connection to operate — dispensing with the need for a satellite dish or cable box.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
Enlarge / SpaceX Starlink satellite dish at Pelican Beach on Willard Bay Reservoir in Willard, Utah, in October 2022.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2023
Each adds $500 a year for upgrades, like new generators, a satellite dish and HDTV.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
Can Al Michaels make streaming the NFL on Amazon Prime Video a Thursday night ritual?
Sept. 13, 2022
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In the 1980s, bars and taverns bought satellite dishes to pull in out-of-market NFL network telecasts, a handy attraction that was good for business if the home team wasn’t very good.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
Amid all this, more than 36 hours after the attack had begun, a member of the work crew at Krebs’ house managed to kick his satellite dish, knocking out his home’s internet connection.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
The Falcon itself has some impressive detail work, including a cockpit, satellite dish, and cannons.
—Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
SpaceX has thus far ignored a group of professional satellite dish technicians attempting to partner on Starlink installations for consumers and business.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
In 2021, Sky unveiled Sky Glass, an almost entirely wireless television that can be installed swiftly and only requires an internet connection to operate — dispensing with the need for a satellite dish or cable box.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
Enlarge / SpaceX Starlink satellite dish at Pelican Beach on Willard Bay Reservoir in Willard, Utah, in October 2022.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2023
Each adds $500 a year for upgrades, like new generators, a satellite dish and HDTV.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
Can Al Michaels make streaming the NFL on Amazon Prime Video a Thursday night ritual?
Sept. 13, 2022
Advertisement
In the 1980s, bars and taverns bought satellite dishes to pull in out-of-market NFL network telecasts, a handy attraction that was good for business if the home team wasn’t very good.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
Amid all this, more than 36 hours after the attack had begun, a member of the work crew at Krebs’ house managed to kick his satellite dish, knocking out his home’s internet connection.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
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“Satellite dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20dish. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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