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.
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
locationally
adverb
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.
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This could be from the location of your choosing (home, beach, coffee shop, hotel, park, etc.) and from different locations of your choosing on different days.
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Terina Allen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
First discovered: 4 hours ago, 2:14 p.m. March 1
Initial location: Fresno County, Calif.
Fire type: Wildfire
Fire name: 961mrd
A new wildfire was reported today at 2:14 p.m. in Fresno County.
961mrd Fire has been burning on private land for four hours.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025
The location served as a Civil War hospital during the local Battle of Folck’s Mill.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Sutton said that many similar protests were planned at the hundreds of national park locations across the country.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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Terina Allen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
First discovered: 4 hours ago, 2:14 p.m. March 1
Initial location: Fresno County, Calif.
Fire type: Wildfire
Fire name: 961mrd
A new wildfire was reported today at 2:14 p.m. in Fresno County.
961mrd Fire has been burning on private land for four hours.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025
The location served as a Civil War hospital during the local Battle of Folck’s Mill.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Sutton said that many similar protests were planned at the hundreds of national park locations across the country.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for location
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“Location.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/location. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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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
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