: 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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Kayla Laine, CBS News, 17 July 2024
There’s technology in your phone now—like a $10 radar app—that provides high-resolution data for your GPS location.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 17 July 2024
The device comes with a bright display, faster Siri commands, and a double tap function, which activates certain features like music, GPS tracking, and a timer without touching the screen.
—Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
Best Amazon Prime Day Apple deals overall Apple Watch Series 9 GPS 41mm, $279.99 with Prime (orig.
—Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 16 July 2024
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Noun
On the morning of Saturday, June 27, 2015, two men from Missouri, Jimmy Ray Rodgers and Curtis Wayne Wright, got into a rental car and entered an address into the GPS unit.
—Kayla Laine, CBS News, 17 July 2024
There’s technology in your phone now—like a $10 radar app—that provides high-resolution data for your GPS location.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 17 July 2024
The device comes with a bright display, faster Siri commands, and a double tap function, which activates certain features like music, GPS tracking, and a timer without touching the screen.
—Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
Best Amazon Prime Day Apple deals overall Apple Watch Series 9 GPS 41mm, $279.99 with Prime (orig.
—Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 16 July 2024
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 27 Jul. 2024.
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