gps

¹ American  

Or GPS,

abbreviation

1. gallons per second.

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GPS ² American  

[jee-pee-es] / ˈdʒiˈpiˈɛs /

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.

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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 British  

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

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GPS Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of Global Positioning System

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Etymology

Origin of GPS

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The Homeland Security report says some readers are capturing license plate numbers, as well as the make and model of the vehicle, the state the vehicle is registered in, the camera owner and type, the GPS coordinates for where the image was taken, and the date and time of the capture.

From Los Angeles Times

Burbank police had been tracking the getaway car with a GPS device and pulled the trio over shortly after.

From Los Angeles Times

"We've got a couple of things that Faure could never dream of. We have GPS coordinates, we have drones and better vehicles," said Sereno.

From Barron's

In a series of investigations, his team has paired GPS data with receipts and even personal bank records to catalog patterns of rolling misuse.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since his re-election in 2022, expanded GPS use has enabled his staff of 50 to pursue more cases.

From The Wall Street Journal