location

noun

lo·​ca·​tion lō-ˈkā-shən 

1

a

: a position or site occupied or available for occupancy or marked by some distinguishing feature : situation

Much of the charm of the house is in its location.

b(1)

: a tract of land designated for a purpose

the location for a mining claim

(2)

Australia : farm, station

c

: a place outside a motion-picture studio where a picture or part of it is filmed

—usually used in the phrase on location

Parts of the movie were filmed on location in the desert.

2

: the act or process of locating

Fog made the location of the harbor difficult.

3

: the placement of baseball pitches in a particular area of the strike zone

also : the ability to control the placement of pitches

locational

lō-ˈkā-shnəl 

-shə-nᵊl

adjective

locationally adverb

Synonyms

• emplacement
• locale
• locality
• locus
• place
• point
• position
• site
• spot
• venue
• where

Examples of location in a Sentence

This is a lovely location for a house.

The store has a new location.

The company is moving its factory to a different location.

Radar established the precise location of the aircraft.

All of his movies feature lavish sets and exotic locations.

The picture was filmed on location in the desert.

Fog made location of the harbor difficult.

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, California requires recyclers to document each catalytic converter sale, including dates, locations, and even photos or videos of the seller. —Josh Max, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024

This invite usually has minimal details including the date and location of your event. —Shelby Wax, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024

The humpback was first spotted off the coast of Colombia in 2013 and seen again a few years later not far from its original location. —Aj Willingham, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024

Variables identified by the algorithms, for example, included unrelated factors such as differences in X-ray machine models or the equipment’s geographic locations. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing location

• co-location

Kids Definition

location

noun

lo·​ca·​tion lō-ˈkā-shən 

1

a

: a place fit for or having some particular use

a lovely location for a house

each location in a computer memory has its own address

b

: a place outside a studio where a motion picture is filmed

on location in the desert

2

: the act or process of locating