Jodrell Bank

[ jod-ruhl ]

noun

1. site of a radio astronomy observatory Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories in NE Cheshire, England, that operates a 250-foot (76-meter) radio telescope.

Jodrell Bank

/ ˈdʒɒdrəl /

noun

1. an astronomical observatory in NW England, in Cheshire: radio telescope with a steerable parabolic dish, 75 m (250 ft) in diameter

Example Sentences

The Manchester telescope, more generally known as Jodrell Bank, had also tracked probes.

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