: 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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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
Then plan, map, and track your adventures with Gaia GPS, Trailforks, and the MapMyFitness apps.
—outsideonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Generally, when an alert from a GPS tracker is received, the department is contacted by the monitoring center and then attempts to get the tracker back online.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Find the one closest to you on their website, and set that GPS, stat.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, there are also issues such as unreliable or unavailable GPS in complex industrial environments – warehouses, ports and logistics hubs – which prevent robots from navigating safely and autonomously.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
Then plan, map, and track your adventures with Gaia GPS, Trailforks, and the MapMyFitness apps.
—outsideonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Generally, when an alert from a GPS tracker is received, the department is contacted by the monitoring center and then attempts to get the tracker back online.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Find the one closest to you on their website, and set that GPS, stat.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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