"listening station" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: listening stations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} listening station (plural listening stations)
  1. A facility established to monitor radio and microwave signals and analyse their content to secure information and intelligence for use by the security and diplomatic community and others. Wikipedia link: listening station Synonyms: listening post Translations (facility established to monitor radio and microwave signals): kuunteluasema (Finnish), Horchposten [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-listening_station-en-noun-ujTtihlw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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