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Marisat

American  
[mar-uh-sat] / ˈmær əˌsæt /

noun

  1. one of a series of geostationary communications satellites that relay telecommunications between ships at sea and shore stations.

Etymology

Origin of Marisat

mari(time) sat(ellite)

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Marisat—satellites of the Comsat Corporation that participate in the Inmarsat system.

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