earth station

noun

a terminal equipped to receive, or receive and transmit, signals from or to communications satellites.

Origin of earth station

¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Also called ground station.

Words Nearby earth station

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How to use earth station in a sentence

Above everything we must make some earth station aware of our plight.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 | Various
This allows communication, not only between a machine and an earth-station, but also between two craft when in flight.
The Aeroplane | Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper
In the helio cubby, Waters was still trying to raise an earth station.
Wandl the Invader | Raymond King Cummings

Scientific definitions for earth station

earth station

An on-ground radio communication site used for tracking, controlling, or otherwise communicating with spacecraft or satellites.

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