listening station

noun

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.

Meanings

nounlistening station (plural listening stations)

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.

    Synonyms: listening post

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 監聽站 /监听站
  • 監聽站 /监听站 (jiāntīngzhàn)facility established to monitor radio and microwave signals
Finnish kuunteluasema
  • kuunteluasemafacility established to monitor radio and microwave signals
German Horchposten
  • Horchpostenfacility established to monitor radio and microwave signals
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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