gps

¹

Or GPS,

abbreviation

1. gallons per second.

GPS

²

[jee-pee-es]

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.

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

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

GPS

1. Abbreviation of Global Positioning System

Word History and Origins

Origin of GPS¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

"Opticians have the specialised equipment to do proper scans and a proper investigation of the eyes - something that the emergency room and GPs don't have."

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"We're taking the pressure off the GPs by taking care of minor eye conditions and we're taking pressure off the ophthalmology hospital clinics because they're not filled with unnecessary referrals," he said.

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He said "primary care optometrists" should be the first port of call for eyes, as GPs are experiencing capacity issues.

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Two mothers whose daughters took their own lives have called for GPs to have a legal duty to tell families if a patient says they plan to kill themselves.

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"Ultimately, GPs must balance the importance of patient confidentiality with the urgent need to prevent suicide."

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