satellite dish
noun
: a microwave dish for receiving usually television transmissions from an orbiting satellite
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The expansion of broadband internet into rural areas — where satellite dishes had often been the only option for TV access — has also created more competition from those that can provide TV and internet bundles.
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Tim Baysinger, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
While satellite dishes now punctuate the iconic red roofscape and yachts have supplanted fishing boats, the village's essence—that which captivated Cézanne and Braque—remains discernible to the attuned observer.
—Paul Jebara, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Many of the games that are hard to find today would have been impossible to watch a couple decades ago without massive satellite dishes.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2024
DirecTV is getting into the FAST channel business — no satellite dish necessary.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
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Tim Baysinger, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
While satellite dishes now punctuate the iconic red roofscape and yachts have supplanted fishing boats, the village's essence—that which captivated Cézanne and Braque—remains discernible to the attuned observer.
—Paul Jebara, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Many of the games that are hard to find today would have been impossible to watch a couple decades ago without massive satellite dishes.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2024
DirecTV is getting into the FAST channel business — no satellite dish necessary.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for satellite dish
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“Satellite dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20dish. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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