satellite dish 1

noundomain: artefact
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a dish-shaped type of parabolic antenna designed to receive electromagnetic signals from satellites, which transmit data transmissions or broadcasts, such as satellite television.

  • 1.The satellite dishes of the early 1980s were 10 to 16 feet (3.0 to 4.9 m) in diameter and made of fibreglass with an embedded layer of wire mesh or aluminium foil, or solid aluminum or steel.
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