: 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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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Skipper said bus on-time performance averaged 94% for the month of March and route work through new GPS tracking is ongoing.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
The former benefits from useful features like Bosch ABS braking, GPS tracking, electronic bike lock, onboard audible alarm system, and over-the-air firmware updates to ensure the bike benefits from the latest developments.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
From a hardware perspective, the autonomy stack uses a combination of high precision GPS and IMUs, cameras, LiDAR and radar along with vehicular sensors monitoring tire and engine parameters.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Built by L3Harris, it’s funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory and a potential replacement technology for GPS.
USSF-106 was one of two task orders given to ULA in 2020 with a value of $337 million.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Skipper said bus on-time performance averaged 94% for the month of March and route work through new GPS tracking is ongoing.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
The former benefits from useful features like Bosch ABS braking, GPS tracking, electronic bike lock, onboard audible alarm system, and over-the-air firmware updates to ensure the bike benefits from the latest developments.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
From a hardware perspective, the autonomy stack uses a combination of high precision GPS and IMUs, cameras, LiDAR and radar along with vehicular sensors monitoring tire and engine parameters.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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