satellite phone

noun

A mobile phone that connects to an orbiting satellite instead of a cellular network.

Meanings

nounsatellite phone (plural satellite phones)

plural satellite phones

  1. A mobile phone that connects to an orbiting satellite instead of a cellular network.

    Synonyms: satellite telephone, satphone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mobile phone that connects to an orbiting satellite instead of a cellular network.

Translations

Finnish satelliittipuhelin
  • satelliittipuhelinmobile telephone that connects to a satellite
German Satellitentelefon
  • Satellitentelefonmobile telephone that connects to a satellite
Norwegian Bokmål satellittelefon
  • satellittelefonmobile telephone that connects to a satellite
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APA

satellite phone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satellite%20phone

MLA

“satellite phone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satellite%20phone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “satellite phone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satellite%20phone.

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