earth station
noun
a terminal equipped to receive, or receive and transmit, signals from or to communications satellites.
Also called
ground station.
Origin of earth station
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby earth station
earth resources technology satellite,
earth return,
earth science,
earth sign,
earth smoke,
earth station,
earth tone,
earth tongue,
earth up,
earth wave,
earth wax
Example sentences from the Web for earth station
This allows communication, not only between a machine and an earth-station, but also between two craft when in flight.
The Aeroplane |Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper
Scientific definitions for earth station
earth station
An on-ground radio communication site used for tracking, controlling, or otherwise communicating with spacecraft or satellites.