location
Americannoun
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a place of settlement, activity, or residence.
This town is a good location for a young doctor.
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a place or situation occupied.
a house in a fine location.
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a tract of land of designated situation or limits.
a mining location.
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Movies. a place outside of the studio that is used for filming a movie, scene, etc.
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Computers. any position on a register or memory device capable of storing one machine word.
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Civil Law. a letting or renting.
idioms
noun
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a site or position; situation
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the act or process of locating or the state of being located
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a place outside a studio where filming is done
shot on location
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a Black African or Coloured township, usually located near a small town See also township
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(formerly) an African tribal reserve
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computing a position in a memory capable of holding a unit of information, such as a word, and identified by its address
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Roman law Scots law the letting out on hire of a chattel or of personal services
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
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Conditions were imposed "requiring them to remain in a specific location, to prevent serious disorder", the force said.
From BBC
Rivian is able to directly sell cars in roughly half of U.S. states, but a number of them limit how many locations the company can operate.
"Extending our survey season and location means a better range of data, which will provide further insights into the plight of our insects."
From BBC
The shipment, weighing around 12 tonnes, disappeared last week while heading between production and distribution locations, it said.
From Barron's
To safeguard important nesting areas along the coast, signs and temporary rope barriers have been put up in key locations.
From BBC
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