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

While the heart of dirty sodas may still be Utah and the Mountain West states, Swig has expanded to around 140 locations across 16 states.

From The Wall Street Journal

This suggests that tumor location influences which mutations are most likely to thrive.

From Science Daily

The instant he thought the question, he sensed the dragon's location.

From Literature

Amazon announced Tuesday it would close all of its brick-and-mortar Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores, with plans to convert some locations into Whole Foods.

From Los Angeles Times

Greenland is sparsely populated but its location between North America and the Arctic makes it well placed for early warning systems in the event of missile attacks.

From BBC

Related Words

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