: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sandra McDonald, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
The investigators got a judge’s permission to install a GPS tracker on the SUV.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
If so, those forces could result in colorful auroras around the Earth’s poles—as well as create potential tech woes for satellite arrays and orbiting spacecraft, not to mention blackouts across some radio and GPS systems.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Apr. 2024
In the summer, we are told to expect an alarm clock, calendar, contacts, GPS, memory recall, travel planning, and other features.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2024
Both Newman and Burgos have been released from jail, per court orders that require them to wear GPS monitors, report to a job training program and not engage in prostitution or loiter in areas associated with it.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Drop an anchor or use a GPS trolling motor to keep the boat in place.
—Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2024
The most recent shark to be tagged with a camera and GPS locator will eventually be available for tracking on the organization’s app, Sharktivity.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 24 Apr. 2024
Pilots have multiple systems at their disposal to determine the plane’s location other than GPS.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Noun
Romero Soto will wear a GPS ankle monitor and live with a friend in Kissimmee who was appointed as a third-party custodian.
—Sandra McDonald, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
The investigators got a judge’s permission to install a GPS tracker on the SUV.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
If so, those forces could result in colorful auroras around the Earth’s poles—as well as create potential tech woes for satellite arrays and orbiting spacecraft, not to mention blackouts across some radio and GPS systems.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Apr. 2024
In the summer, we are told to expect an alarm clock, calendar, contacts, GPS, memory recall, travel planning, and other features.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2024
Both Newman and Burgos have been released from jail, per court orders that require them to wear GPS monitors, report to a job training program and not engage in prostitution or loiter in areas associated with it.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Drop an anchor or use a GPS trolling motor to keep the boat in place.
—Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2024
The most recent shark to be tagged with a camera and GPS locator will eventually be available for tracking on the organization’s app, Sharktivity.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 24 Apr. 2024
Pilots have multiple systems at their disposal to determine the plane’s location other than GPS.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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