Main Entry: lo·ca·tion

Pronunciation: \lō-ˈkā-shən\

Function: noun

Date: 1597

1 a : a position or site occupied or available for occupancy or marked by some distinguishing feature : situation b (1) : a tract of land designated for a purpose (2) Australian : farm, station c : a place outside a motion-picture studio where a picture or part of it is filmed —usually used in the phrase on location
2 : the act or process of locating
3 : the placement of baseball pitches in a particular area of the strike zone; also : the ability to control the placement of pitches

— lo·ca·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

— lo·ca·tion·al·ly adverb