: 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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Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 30 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, 29 June 2025
He is accused of violating his parole conditions and removing his GPS monitor, deputies said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
What’s more, the former Arecibo Observatory detected electrostatic discharge from GPS satellites, although those bursts were longer-lasting.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Noun
For example, Uber only became viable when smartphones and GPS were widely adopted.
—Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 30 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, 29 June 2025
He is accused of violating his parole conditions and removing his GPS monitor, deputies said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
What’s more, the former Arecibo Observatory detected electrostatic discharge from GPS satellites, although those bursts were longer-lasting.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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