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

Double-check poll locations, voter registration and what to bring here. —Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024

Hamilton County voters, however, have specific polling locations to visit on Election Day. —Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024

Still, lines were short for most of the day at all but a few voting locations statewide. —Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024

Thailand’s government is also planning to establish Media Business Economic Zones, with Pattaya mentioned as a location, and expand cinema circuits in rural areas. —Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 Nov. 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