gps

or GPS, g.p.s.


abbreviation
  1. gallons per second.

Other definitions for GPS (2 of 2)

GPS
[ jee-pee-es ]

abbreviation, noun
  1. Global Positioning System:

    • 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.

    • an electronic system that uses these satellites to determine the position of a vehicle, person, etc.: School buses will be equipped with GPS.

    • Also called GPS re·ceiv·er [jee-pee-esree-see-ver] /ˈdʒiˈpiˈɛs riˈsi vər/ . 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.

verb (used with object)GPSed or GPS'd, GPS·ing.
  1. to locate, track, or map by using a GPS system: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 or GPS'd, GPS·ing.
  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.

Origin of GPS

2
First recorded in 1970–75

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British Dictionary definitions for GPS

GPS

abbreviation for
  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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Scientific definitions for GPS

GPS

  1. Abbreviation of Global Positioning System

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