earth station Definition from PC Magazine Encyclopedia
A ground-based receiving or transmitting/receiving station in a satellite communications system. The counterpart to the earth station is the satellite in orbit, which is the "space station." Earth stations use dish-shaped antennas
stool pigeon Definition of STOOL PIGEON
a person acting as a decoy or informer; especially : a spy sent into a group to report (as to the police) on its activities
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