satellite dish

noun

: a device that is shaped like a large dish and that receives television signals from a satellite high above the earth

Full Definition of SATELLITE DISH

: a microwave dish for receiving usually television transmissions from an orbiting satellite

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noun

: a bowl-shaped antenna for receiving transmissions (as of television programs) from a satellite orbiting the earth

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