geographical position
noun
the point or area on the earth's surface where a particular person or thing is located at a particular time.
geographical positions
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pluralof geographical position.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Relations between Japan and the United States are bound to be friendly by virtue of the geographical positions of the two countries.
From Time Magazine Archive
That they are entirely distinct wines might only be expected, seeing that the geographical positions of the two districts are so far apart.
From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Philip E. Muskett
Many geographical positions have been determined, and the particulars of the trade which is extensively carried on in the centre of this vast continent by means of caravans of mules, are made known.
From The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe by John Russell Bartlett
The heights of several of the highest mountains in Australia were fixed, and geographical positions accurately placed.
From The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 by Ernest Favenc
The processes of measuring great portions of the earth, and of determining geographical positions, require both astronomical observations proper, and determinations made with instruments similar to those of astronomy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
