: 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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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026
Other features of the Honor Watch 6 include dual-band GPS, peak 3,000-nit brightness, a microphone with noice note feature and NFC for wireless payments.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration published a Notice to Airmen ahead of time warning any pilots flying into the area that the military would be jamming GPS signals, so aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said the medevac pilots should have been prepared to rely on other navigation systems.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Designed for obsolescence, Smarty Pants and his friends — Atlas (Craig Robinson), a talking GPS, and Snappy (Shelby Rabara), a toddler’s first camera — measure their lifespan in months, not years.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
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The findings help explain a mysterious signal recorded by Japan’s extensive GPS network shortly after the earthquake.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026
Other features of the Honor Watch 6 include dual-band GPS, peak 3,000-nit brightness, a microphone with noice note feature and NFC for wireless payments.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration published a Notice to Airmen ahead of time warning any pilots flying into the area that the military would be jamming GPS signals, so aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said the medevac pilots should have been prepared to rely on other navigation systems.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Designed for obsolescence, Smarty Pants and his friends — Atlas (Craig Robinson), a talking GPS, and Snappy (Shelby Rabara), a toddler’s first camera — measure their lifespan in months, not years.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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