A bowl-shaped aerial with which signals are transmitted to or received from a communications satellite.
‘This means that anyone in Ireland will be able to buy a small satellite dish and box and receive all the British channels for free, forever.’
‘There's a connection charges of £1,299 and £899 respectively for the services, both of which cover the purchase of the satellite dish and indoor broadband unit.’
‘Signals from this satellite reach viewers with a satellite dish in North and Central America.’
‘Many well-to-do households receive a wide selection of foreign channels through a satellite dish and often allow neighbors to pay to tap in.’
‘Elibyari says she researches the Afghan war five hours a day, using the Internet, radio, newspapers, phone, and a satellite dish that picks up Al Jazeera, an Arab news network.’
‘My data bits were being beamed up through a satellite dish, and bounced off one of the geostationary telecommunication satellites, to earthbound dishes, routers, and landlines.’
‘Their house is equipped with three phone lines, five computers, a satellite dish, and the capability to broadcast a weekly radio show.’
‘An astonishing number of roofs sprout television antennae, and a few houses even sport a satellite dish.’
‘Paul has disconnected his phone, his cable and his satellite dish.’
‘In the 80s, satellite feeds were not regulated and every sporting event was available via ‘wild’ feeds through our satellite dish.’
‘It turned out that the gentleman, a sixty-eight-year-old pensioner with an artificial hip, had fallen from the roof of his bungalow whilst attempting to adjust the position of his satellite dish.’
‘A satellite dish can pull in hundreds of channels.’
‘I wanted to add a satellite dish to my residence.’
‘Pointedly, a satellite dish atop the roof served as a reminder that television is the purveyor of global commercial culture and the desires it inculcates.’
‘Korthion has double-glazed windows and recessed lighting throughout, along with gas-fired central heating and a satellite dish.’
‘Each village has a school, a clinic and a satellite dish.’
‘The trailer-mounted satellite dish that the van brought is still here, now connected by cables leading into the building.’
‘Its roof supports a satellite dish, signifying an effort to reach out that contrasts with the fortresslike quality of the facade.’
‘I saw a house with a thatched roof and a satellite dish on top.’
‘He erected a satellite dish before he built his house.’
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