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单词 superstation
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superstation
superstation n.
Brit. /ˈsuːpəˌsteɪʃn/
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/ˈsjuːpəˌsteɪʃn/
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U.S. /ˈsupərˌsteɪʃ(ə)n/
chiefly U.S. a very large station (in various senses); (now) spec. an (often ostensibly local) independent television station which extends its geographical coverage by transmitting via satellite to viewers of cable networks.
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1916 Jrnl. Inst. Electr. Engineers 55 43/2 The interconnecting of most of the existing stations should precede the building of a few large superstations.
1960 Wall St. Jrnl. 1 Apr. 15/1 Early this year, the [petrol] firm closed eight smaller stations.., bidding for the town's traffic with a single ‘Superstation’.
1977 N.Y. Times 28 Nov. 60/3 A..‘super station’..is merely an ordinary local television station..that, in effect, becomes a national station when its signal is picked up by satellite and distributed to cable systems around the country.
2000 E. Abbott & B. M. Pellerin in P. F. Korsching et al. Having All Right Connections vii. 141 When cable began providing additional value in the form of independent superstations, such as HBO, Cinemax, and Showtime, sales increased.
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