: a navigational system using satellite signals to fix the location of a radio receiver on or above the earth's surface
also
: the radio receiver so used
gallons per second
Examples of GPS in a Sentence
Noun
The car comes with GPS.
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Amazon Deal Alert Apple Watch Series 10 [GPS, 42mm]
Apple’s latest smartwatch with ECG, fitness tracking, and more—now just $349 on Amazon.
—Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Francis was scheduled to be sentenced once before in September 2022 but cut off his GPS monitor and fled the country.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
The initial bail offer included a $50 million bond, house arrest, GPS monitoring and strict limitations on visitors, but a district judge denied the request.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Before the invention of the compass, clocks or GPS, Pacific Islanders navigated open-ocean voyages without instruments, using instead their observations of the stars, the sun, the ocean swells and other signs of nature for clues to the direction and location of a vessel at sea – just like Moana.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Amazon Deal Alert Apple Watch Series 10 [GPS, 42mm]
Apple’s latest smartwatch with ECG, fitness tracking, and more—now just $349 on Amazon.
—Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Francis was scheduled to be sentenced once before in September 2022 but cut off his GPS monitor and fled the country.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
The initial bail offer included a $50 million bond, house arrest, GPS monitoring and strict limitations on visitors, but a district judge denied the request.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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