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satellite
noun [C] (IN SPACE) /ˈsæt.əl.aɪt/
/ˈsæt̬-/ Definition
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B2 a device sent up into space to travel round the Earth, used for collecting information or communicating by radio, television, etc.: The World Cup was transmitted around the world by satellite. a spy/weather satellite satellite television/TVCommunications technology - general words › a natural object moving round a larger object in space: The moon is the satellite of the Earth.Astronomy - general words
(Definition of satellite noun (IN SPACE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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