"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), stacja naziemna [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-ground_station-en-noun-Vz0aQbs6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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