: 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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Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
State wildlife officials responded and released the wolf from the trap, according to CPW’s Wednesday press release, but the wolf’s GPS collar transmitted a mortality signal the next day.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2025
For example, an extreme geomagnetic storm last year degraded GPS navigation signals, resulting in more than $500 million in economic losses in the agriculture sector as farms temporarily suspended spring planting.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
The Athletic was given behind-the-scenes access at SailGP broadcast headquarters in London to find out how military-grade GPS systems help keep this high-speed water sport flowing.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 24 July 2025
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Noun
The effort has included trapping and tracking them with GPS monitors, and installing deterrents that emit sounds, bubbles and lights.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
State wildlife officials responded and released the wolf from the trap, according to CPW’s Wednesday press release, but the wolf’s GPS collar transmitted a mortality signal the next day.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2025
For example, an extreme geomagnetic storm last year degraded GPS navigation signals, resulting in more than $500 million in economic losses in the agriculture sector as farms temporarily suspended spring planting.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
The Athletic was given behind-the-scenes access at SailGP broadcast headquarters in London to find out how military-grade GPS systems help keep this high-speed water sport flowing.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 24 July 2025
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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