: 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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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Navigating the menu system can be unintuitive, though, especially when managing the GPS settings.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Bethel was being tracked by a GPS monitor at the time of the drive-by shooting after an earlier felony conviction, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
This marked the first time the CDFW fitted a Sierra Nevada red fox with a GPS-tracking collar in the southern Sierra Nevada and released it back into the mountains.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Noun
For those who want to be extra cautious, Ponce suggested installing GPS trackers like the one that aided them in this investigation.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Navigating the menu system can be unintuitive, though, especially when managing the GPS settings.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Bethel was being tracked by a GPS monitor at the time of the drive-by shooting after an earlier felony conviction, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
This marked the first time the CDFW fitted a Sierra Nevada red fox with a GPS-tracking collar in the southern Sierra Nevada and released it back into the mountains.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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