: 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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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025
Of the two boats deployed for the mission, the vessel that physically extracted Machado reportedly lost its GPS in the turbulent seas and suffered a mechanical hiccup that delayed the operation.
—Louis Casiano , Jennifer Griffin , Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Feliciano's team decided to detain the man after his GPS tracker detected tampering.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Moore’s bond was set at $25,000 and he was given several conditions, including not leaving the state of Michigan, wearing a GPS tether, continuing mental health treatment and not contacting the woman involved in the case.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Moore posted bail that same day and will now have to wear a GPS tether and continue to receive mental health treatment, as conditions of his release.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025
Of the two boats deployed for the mission, the vessel that physically extracted Machado reportedly lost its GPS in the turbulent seas and suffered a mechanical hiccup that delayed the operation.
—Louis Casiano , Jennifer Griffin , Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Feliciano's team decided to detain the man after his GPS tracker detected tampering.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Moore’s bond was set at $25,000 and he was given several conditions, including not leaving the state of Michigan, wearing a GPS tether, continuing mental health treatment and not contacting the woman involved in the case.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for GPS
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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