Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ground station

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: ground s-ta-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A terrestrial radio station designed for telecommunication with aircraft or spacecraft.

Inflected Forms

ground stations (plural)

Synonyms

Earth station Earth terminal

Questions

What does ground station mean?: A terrestrial radio station designed for extraplanetary telecommunication with spacecraft, or reception of radio waves from astronomical radio sources.

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