location
Americannoun
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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
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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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Researchers plan to continue investigating the Altar Stone's origins by identifying its precise source location in northeast Scotland and exploring the routes prehistoric people may have used to transport it.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
It took officials an hour and 40 minutes to capture the bear after identifying its location about 2.5km south of the main railway station on Tuesday, according to Utsunomiya East Police.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Representatives for Applied Digital declined to provide the identity of the hyperscaler or the location of the facility.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Exact rates vary by health, location and insurer, but group policies often lock in lower rates.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
I pray Cocoa doesn’t bark and give up our location, but she’s more interested in sniffing my hair.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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