location
Americannoun
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locations
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a place of settlement, activity, or residence.
This town is a good location for a young doctor.
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a place or situation occupied.
a house in a fine location.
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a tract of land of designated situation or limits.
a mining location.
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Movies. a place outside of the studio that is used for filming a movie, scene, etc.
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Computers. any position on a register or memory device capable of storing one machine word.
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Civil Law. a letting or renting.
idioms
noun
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a site or position; situation
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the act or process of locating or the state of being located
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a place outside a studio where filming is done
shot on location
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a Black African or Coloured township, usually located near a small town See also township
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(formerly) an African tribal reserve
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computing a position in a memory capable of holding a unit of information, such as a word, and identified by its address
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Roman law Scots law the letting out on hire of a chattel or of personal services
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Etymology
Origin of location
First recorded in 1585–95; from Latin locātiōn-, stem of locātiō “arrangement, rental,” in Late Latin: “placement,” equivalent to locate + -ion
Explanation
A location is a fixed place or position in space. If you are lost, you don't know your location. You can try to figure out your location by consulting a map or asking a friendly local who has a better sense of direction than you do. The noun location means the determination of something's position. If you are on a scavenger hunt, you have to determine the location of various random objects. So on your hunt, finding birthday candles may be easy, but good luck finding the location of a ferrule, unless you happen to know it is the metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place.
Vocabulary lists containing location
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Example Sentences
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Location, location, location Living somewhere that won’t leave you stranded in a crisis—walking distance to a food store, pharmacy or ER—is smart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"A key line of inquiry remains to identify any potential motivation behind why the men were at that location, and this includes whether it may be connected to any criminal activity," Flanagan said.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“It also kind of highlights the complexity of the location of this rail corridor,” Vaughn said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
"The knee joint, which is also the most common location for osteoarthritis, naturally acts like a leaky bucket," Liu says.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
He walked along crowded Moscow streets, slipping in and out of stores, dry-cleaning himself on the way to the dead-drop location.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
A Waffle House spokesperson confirmed to the BBC that the chain had already closed a number of locations in the hurricane's path and "will continue monitoring conditions".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
While the original location closed in 2020, there are still locations in Oakbrook, Ill., and Pittsburgh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Across various coverage scenarios, Bernstein estimates SpaceX’s total network cost would span $50 billion to $130 billion and require anywhere from 30,000 to 120,000 tower locations.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Digital sales surged by 68% to C$402.9 million, now making up 34% of all sales, while sales at brick and mortar locations rose 34% to C$766.9 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Then I could write myself a pass to one of the other places whose names and general locations I had learned in Weylin’s library.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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