location

American  

[loh-key-shuhn] / loʊˈkeɪ ʃən /

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.

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idioms

1. on location, 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.

location British  

/ 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. 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

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Other Word Forms

• interlocation noun
• locational adjective
• locationally adverb
• nonlocation noun

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

Example Sentences

The company’s Urban Outfitters locations have suffered as it lost sight of the preferences of its younger shoppers, who have struggled more acutely with inflation over the past several years.

From MarketWatch

They settled on House No. 2, which also appeared civilized but in a less unsavory location.

From The Wall Street Journal

Electricity produced by a plant with a gigawatt of power capacity costs roughly $1 billion a year, depending on the source and the location.

From Barron's

The binding locations observed in mice closely matched those seen in human patients.

From Science Daily

Trader Joe’s said in a statement Friday that customers with recalled products can return them to any Trader Joe’s location for a full refund.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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