| Main Entry: | satphone |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a large mobile phone that can communicate via an orbiting geostationary communications satellite(s); also called satellite phone, [satellite telephone] |
| Example: | Satphones are popular on expeditions into remote areas where terrestrial cellular service is unavailable. |
| Etymology: | 1991; shortening of satellite telephone (1968) and satellite phone (1972) |