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
Synonyms
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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Double-check poll locations, voter registration and what to bring here.
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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
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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
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 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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