: a navigational system using satellite signals to fix the location of a radio receiver on or above the earth's surface
also
: the radio receiver so used
gallons per second
Examples of GPS in a Sentence
Noun
The car comes with GPS.
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Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2024
Not even the gradual inclusion of name-brand actors like Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz and Nicole Kidman could dull the bewilderment (try explaining the plot of 2015’s The Lobster to an unsuspecting bystander), or offer a GPS route through his fragmented, fish-eyed looks at human behavior.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
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Noun
Williams, 48, was required to be under GPS monitoring at the time of the attacks but had let the battery run out and eventually cut off the device.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2024
Not even the gradual inclusion of name-brand actors like Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz and Nicole Kidman could dull the bewilderment (try explaining the plot of 2015’s The Lobster to an unsuspecting bystander), or offer a GPS route through his fragmented, fish-eyed looks at human behavior.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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