: 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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Sara MacHi, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
Don’t rely on GPS or your phone.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025
But there is something special about a physical map that the GPS in your car or phone just can't provide.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025
Beyond the spectacle, this storm may disrupt technology, including communications networks, power grids, and GPS satellites, highlighting vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure to extreme space weather events.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Those routes are visible via a GPS tracker, allowing families to catch up with them at any point.
—Sara MacHi, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
Don’t rely on GPS or your phone.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025
But there is something special about a physical map that the GPS in your car or phone just can't provide.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025
Beyond the spectacle, this storm may disrupt technology, including communications networks, power grids, and GPS satellites, highlighting vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure to extreme space weather events.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for GPS
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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