location

[ loh-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. a place of settlement, activity, or residence:

   This town is a good location for a young doctor.

2. a place or situation occupied:

   a house in a fine location.

3. a tract of land of designated situation or limits:

   a mining location.

4. Movies. a place outside of the studio that is used for filming a movie, scene, etc.
5. Computers. any position on a register or memory device capable of storing one machine word.
6. the act of locating; state of being located.
7. Civil Law. a letting or renting.

location

/ ləʊˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. a site or position; situation
2. the act or process of locating or the state of being located
3. a place outside a studio where filming is done

   shot on location

4. in South Africa
   1. a Black African or Coloured township, usually located near a small town See also township
   2. (formerly) an African tribal reserve
5. computing a position in a memory capable of holding a unit of information, such as a word, and identified by its address
6. Roman law Scots law the letting out on hire of a chattel or of personal services

Other Words From

• lo·cation·al adjective
• lo·cation·al·ly adverb
• inter·lo·cation noun
• nonlo·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of location¹

First recorded in 1585–95; from Latin locātiōn-, stem of locātiō “arrangement, rental,” in Late Latin: “placement,” equivalent to locate + -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of location¹

C16: from Latin locātiō, from locāre to place

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. on location, Movies. engaged in filming at a place away from the studio, especially one that is or is like the setting of the screenplay:

   on location in Rome.

Example Sentences

Your town or county might even have special drop-off locations for ballots that require no postage.

From ProPublica

More than a third of outbreaks during the pandemic’s first five months stemmed from locations in four ZIP codes.

From Voice of San Diego

However, if they click over to the Shopping tab they’ll typically see a “nearby” filter that will only display retailer locations with in-store inventory.

From Search Engine Land

During in-person absentee voting, voters can request, complete and submit a ballot all at once at a designated location, such as a county clerk’s office.

From Washington Post

Some perfect locations were within state park borders where my scientific collecting permit wasn’t valid.

From Popular-Science

In a remote location with little means for economic development, the Brogpas have cultivating this identity to their advantage.

From The Daily Beast

They even switched off their location service—one of the main perks of the program.

From The Daily Beast

The show started filming in Israel over the summer, but was forced to abandon the location as political tensions escalated.

From The Daily Beast

Keep the location work to second unit so I wouldn't have to be away from Alma?

From The Daily Beast

I had chosen a seat by the window, but Poitras vetoed the location.

From The Daily Beast

The economic destiny of a region is greatly influenced by its natural resources as well as by its location.

From Project Gutenberg

But in that brief glimpse upward, Black Hood had marked the location of one of the steam pipes.

From Project Gutenberg

Oral evidence may be admitted to establish the location of monuments, and even hearsay evidence may be used for the purpose.

From Project Gutenberg

The location is an essential element, and the policy will not be stretched to cover property not within the description.

From Project Gutenberg

A narrow, circular stairway leads to the tower, from which the beauty of the location is at once apparent.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• area
• district
• locale
• neighborhood
• part
• point
• position
• region
• scene
• section
• site
• situation
• spot
• station
• venue
• whereabouts