: 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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CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Fiber-optic drones are not piloted via, for example, GPS signals or radio control.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The bill also levels up some program implementation with advances in technology, from using GPS and satellite mapping to promote precision farming to authorizing virtual fence technology in some grazing practices.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
He was also ordered to stay in state and wear a GPS monitor.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
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Noun
He was ordered not to have contact with the victim or her family and to remain in Massachusetts under GPS monitoring.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Fiber-optic drones are not piloted via, for example, GPS signals or radio control.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The bill also levels up some program implementation with advances in technology, from using GPS and satellite mapping to promote precision farming to authorizing virtual fence technology in some grazing practices.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
He was also ordered to stay in state and wear a GPS monitor.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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