: 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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Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Terms of Avalos’ release include a prohibition on travel outside Minnesota, continuing mental health treatment, no possession of weapons or alcohol, GPS monitoring, a curfew, and restricted use of the internet, according to court documents.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
According to the firm, unlike GPS-reliant systems, Bonsai Intelligence learns from real-world experience, trained across over 500,000 acres worldwide.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Sometimes, tragicomically, they’re punctuated by GPS instructions.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Ten years ago, while using GPS and weather-monitoring equipment, researchers developed a theory that a combination of ice, sunlight, rain, and high winds creates a scenario where the stones could feasibly be pushed across the firm but muddy surface of the former lake.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Terms of Avalos’ release include a prohibition on travel outside Minnesota, continuing mental health treatment, no possession of weapons or alcohol, GPS monitoring, a curfew, and restricted use of the internet, according to court documents.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
According to the firm, unlike GPS-reliant systems, Bonsai Intelligence learns from real-world experience, trained across over 500,000 acres worldwide.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Sometimes, tragicomically, they’re punctuated by GPS instructions.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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