satellite dish

American  

noun

1. dish.

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satellite dish Scientific  

1. A parabolic antenna used to receive signals relayed by satellite.

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Example Sentences

In one incident last year, a US Navy chief was relieved of her duties after she had installed an unauthorised satellite dish on her combat ship, so that she and other officers could access the internet.

From BBC

Other notable works included piranhas swimming on a police sentry box in the City of London, and a howling wolf on a satellite dish, which was taken off the roof of a shop in Peckham, south London, less than an hour after it was unveiled.

From BBC

Some of the works, which also included a howling wolf on a satellite dish, were removed, covered up or vandalised, after being painted across the city.

From BBC

The spark becomes a flame, and within seconds, a satellite dish swirling overhead picks up on the anomaly and triggers an alarm.

From Los Angeles Times

Indeed, it looks something like a male dog in heat, but is the size and shape of an old-school satellite dish, sometimes reaching nine feet tall.

From Salon