: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2024
Not even the gradual inclusion of name-brand actors like Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz and Nicole Kidman could dull the bewilderment (try explaining the plot of 2015’s The Lobster to an unsuspecting bystander), or offer a GPS route through his fragmented, fish-eyed looks at human behavior.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
The key features of Caravan Tech’s tags and boluses include GPS tracking, temperature monitoring, and health status indicators, providing comprehensive data for disease surveillance and control.
—Patrick Skerrett, STAT, 18 May 2024
Minor disruptions from last week's geomagnetic storm The solar storm, which prompted NOAA to issue a watch alert for the first time in 19 years, caused some power grid irregularities and interfered with GPS signals – even farming equipment.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
The Garmin Epix Pro comes in three sizes, includes a handy flashlight, and has multiband GPS.
—Brandon Widder, The Verge, 17 May 2024
After serving their prison sentences, SVPs undergo treatment at state hospitals but may also petition courts to continue treatment in the community while monitored via GPS, among other measures.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
In some cases, Russia has successfully deceived GPS receivers, throwing off the targeting of Ukrainian arms, including a variety of missiles shot from HIMARS launchers, which Mr. Biden began providing to Ukraine last year.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Like every other gray wolf that was released in western Colorado between December 18 and 23, the wolf had been fitted with a GPS collar.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2024
Noun
Williams, 48, was required to be under GPS monitoring at the time of the attacks but had let the battery run out and eventually cut off the device.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2024
Not even the gradual inclusion of name-brand actors like Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz and Nicole Kidman could dull the bewilderment (try explaining the plot of 2015’s The Lobster to an unsuspecting bystander), or offer a GPS route through his fragmented, fish-eyed looks at human behavior.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
The key features of Caravan Tech’s tags and boluses include GPS tracking, temperature monitoring, and health status indicators, providing comprehensive data for disease surveillance and control.
—Patrick Skerrett, STAT, 18 May 2024
Minor disruptions from last week's geomagnetic storm The solar storm, which prompted NOAA to issue a watch alert for the first time in 19 years, caused some power grid irregularities and interfered with GPS signals – even farming equipment.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
The Garmin Epix Pro comes in three sizes, includes a handy flashlight, and has multiband GPS.
—Brandon Widder, The Verge, 17 May 2024
After serving their prison sentences, SVPs undergo treatment at state hospitals but may also petition courts to continue treatment in the community while monitored via GPS, among other measures.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
In some cases, Russia has successfully deceived GPS receivers, throwing off the targeting of Ukrainian arms, including a variety of missiles shot from HIMARS launchers, which Mr. Biden began providing to Ukraine last year.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Like every other gray wolf that was released in western Colorado between December 18 and 23, the wolf had been fitted with a GPS collar.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2024
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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