"ground station" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ground stations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ground station (plural ground stations)
  1. A terrestrial radio station designed for extraplanetary telecommunication with spacecraft, or reception of radio waves from astronomical radio sources. Translations (Translations): maa-asema (Finnish), Erdfunkstelle [feminine] (German), stasiun bumi (Indonesian), stacja naziemna [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-ground_station-en-noun-Vz0aQbs6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 96 4
  2. (loosely) A terrestrial radio station designed for telecommunication with aircraft or spacecraft. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-ground_station-en-noun-Y2-YvJNj

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