satellite
sat‧el‧lite W3 /ˈsætəlaɪt, ˈsætɪlaɪt/
noun [countable]
1. a machine that has been sent into space and goes around the Earth, moon etc, used for radio, television, and other electronic communication:
the launch of a communications and weather satellite
via/by satellite (=using a satellite)
This broadcast comes live via satellite from New York.
2. a natural object that moves around a planet:
The moon is a satellite of the Earth.
3. a country, area, or organization that is controlled by or is dependent on another larger one:
the former Soviet satellite country of Lithuania
4. a town that has developed next to a large city:
We stayed in Aurora, a satellite suburb of Chicago.
sat‧el‧lite W3 /ˈsætəlaɪt, ˈsætɪlaɪt/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: Latin satelles 'personal servant or guard'
Language: French
Origin: Latin satelles 'personal servant or guard'
1. a machine that has been sent into space and goes around the Earth, moon etc, used for radio, television, and other electronic communication:
via/by satellite (=using a satellite)
2. a natural object that moves around a planet:
3. a country, area, or organization that is controlled by or is dependent on another larger one:
4. a town that has developed next to a large city: