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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Archaeologists recently unveiled a series of strange, centuries-old inscriptions at the site believed to be the location of the Last Supper – just in time for Easter.
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In comparison, Chelsea have incredible existing brand equity value, and it could be argued that £200m is undervalued when taking into account the upside opportunity leveraging the history and attractive location of the club, alongside the growth of the WSL.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Archaeologists recently unveiled a series of strange, centuries-old inscriptions at the site believed to be the location of the Last Supper – just in time for Easter.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Anyone in a different location will qualify for the profit boosts with promo code NEWSWK2DYW.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
In comparison, Chelsea have incredible existing brand equity value, and it could be argued that £200m is undervalued when taking into account the upside opportunity leveraging the history and attractive location of the club, alongside the growth of the WSL.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Location.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/location. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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