: 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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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
Neumeister has also advocated for tighter restrictions on sticky GPS trackers in the past, such as requiring law enforcement to obtain a search warrant or remove the tracker within 12 hours of attaching it.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2025
They were found through GPS devices, but searchers were unable to reach them, The Guardian added.
—David Chiu, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Some common methods of TFA are monitoring someone’s email, online banking and social media, or tracking them with GPS devices.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2025
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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, 4 Aug. 2025
Neumeister has also advocated for tighter restrictions on sticky GPS trackers in the past, such as requiring law enforcement to obtain a search warrant or remove the tracker within 12 hours of attaching it.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2025
They were found through GPS devices, but searchers were unable to reach them, The Guardian added.
—David Chiu, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Some common methods of TFA are monitoring someone’s email, online banking and social media, or tracking them with GPS devices.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2025
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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