gps

¹ American  

Or GPS,

abbreviation

1. gallons per second.

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GPS ² American  

[jee-pee-es] / ˈdʒiˈpiˈɛs /

abbreviation

1. Global Positioning System:

   1. a global system of U.S. navigational satellites developed to provide precise positional and velocity data and global time synchronization for air, sea, and land travel.

   2. an electronic system that uses these satellites to determine the position of a vehicle, person, etc..

      School buses will be equipped with GPS.

   3. Also called GPS receiver.  a receiver that determines its position by analyzing the satellite signals it receives.

      With the GPS in a smartphone, a utilities maintenance crew can navigate to within a few feet of a water meter.

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verb (used with object)

GPSed, GPS'd, GPSing

1. to locate, track, or map by using a GPS system: The trail was scouted and GPSed by volunteers.

   My dad asked me to GPS the nearest gas station.

   The trail was scouted and GPSed by volunteers.

2. to equip with a GPS system.

   My new Honda is GPSed.

verb (used without object)

GPSed, GPS'd, GPSing

1. to use a GPS system to get to a place.

   With two hours to kill in an unfamiliar area, I GPSed to a shopping center.

GPS British  

abbreviation

1. global positioning system

2. (in Australia) Great Public Schools; used of a group of mainly nonstate schools, and of sporting competitions between them

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GPS Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of Global Positioning System

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Etymology

Origin of GPS

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Ituran Location and Control offers GPS- and radio frequency-based devices that help drivers and companies recover stolen vehicles and track fleets of vehicles.

From MarketWatch

Ituran Location and Control offers GPS- and radio frequency-based devices that help drivers and companies recover stolen vehicles and track fleets of vehicles.

From MarketWatch

GPs and specialist weight-management services cannot automatically prescribe Mounjaro and Wegovy, even if patients have already been prescribed it privately.

From BBC

Ap Gwynfor pledged that Plaid would recruit more GPs - but acknowledged any changes would be in the "current envelope" of funding and Slaughter spoke about using more nurses in the community.

From BBC

It said this would require staff to get training and for community NHS staff, such as GPs and pharmacists, to get more involved in supporting people with ADHD.

From BBC