: 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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—Nicola Fumo, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Tech Deals Apple Watch Series 10 Photograph: Apple Apple Watch Series 10 (GPS, 46mm) for $359 ($70 off)
Best Buy
The Apple Watch is a perennial smartwatch leader, and the latest Series 10 (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is another winner.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
The simplest versions were radio beacons which could broadcast their GPS location – like the emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRB) carried on aircraft and boats – but some are more suitable covert marking.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Nike had placed a GPS tracker in the Air Jordan shipment, and investigators with the California Highway Patrol tracked the shipment to a U-Haul truck in a parking lot in Anaheim.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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