ground station

noun

A terrestrial radio station designed for extraplanetary telecommunication with spacecraft, or reception of radio waves from astronomical radio sources.

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Earth stationEarth terminal
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Meanings

nounground station (plural ground stations)

plural ground stations

  1. aerospaceA terrestrial radio station designed for extraplanetary telecommunication with spacecraft, or reception of radio waves from astronomical radio sources.

    Synonyms: Earth station, Earth terminal

  2. broadlyA terrestrial radio station designed for telecommunication with aircraft or spacecraft.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA terrestrial radio station designed for extraplanetary telecommunication with spacecraft, or reception of radio waves from astronomical radio sources.

Similar
Earth stationEarth terminal
Also see
earth stationearth terminal

Translations

Finnish maa-asema
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German Erdfunkstelle
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Indonesian stasiun bumi
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Polish stacja naziemna
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Cite this entry
APA

ground station. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20station

MLA

“ground station.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20station. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ground station,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20station.

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