Technology / B2

SAT-uh-lyt/ˈsætəlaɪt/

A satellite is a machine in orbit, a moon, or a country dominated by another: satellite images; a satellite state. Probe is a craft sent past a body; moon is the natural twin. The geography paper maps satellite images. Mix-up: salad is food. Do not call a drone a satellite.

Meaning

A machine in orbit; also a smaller body orbiting a planet, or a country dominated by another.

Examples

• “The geography paper maps satellite images of coastal erosion, not holiday snaps.”
• “A satellite state featured in the Cold War unit, which is the dependent-country sense.”

Good to know

a weather / spy satellite; satellite images; a satellite state. Natural twin: moon. Trap: salad. Geography and politics. Orbiting machine or dependent state.

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