cell tower
noun [ C ] US uk/ˈsel ˌtaʊ.ər/ us/ˈsel ˌtaʊ.ɚ/
蜂窝塔，手机信号塔
a structure with devices for sending and receiving mobile phone signals
Knowing which cell tower handles the call gives a very rough guide to the caller's location. 知道哪个手机信号塔处理呼叫便可粗略得知打电话人的位置。
There were objections to the building of a new cell tower near the school. 有人反对在学校附近建立一个新的手机信号塔。
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- The dispatcher can't pinpoint your exact location, only that of the nearest cell tower.
- The flat coastal plain makes it easy to serve a wider area with fewer cell towers.
- They're not answering their phones because the cell towers are down.
- It was shown that his calls bounced off the cell tower closest to the victim's residence around the time of the killing.
- Health risks were said to be associated with cell towers.