: 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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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
May 30: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the GPS III-7 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:37 p.m.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
One example is a crystal that goes in our GNSS chip or GPS chip.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
This meticulous positioning is achieved autonomously through GPS navigation, star trackers, lasers and radio links.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
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Noun
All titanium Apple Watches automatically come with GPS plus cellular, and have a sapphire crystal covering (the aluminum models use a toughened glass) — link here.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
May 30: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the GPS III-7 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:37 p.m.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
One example is a crystal that goes in our GNSS chip or GPS chip.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
This meticulous positioning is achieved autonomously through GPS navigation, star trackers, lasers and radio links.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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