: 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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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
Though rocket and drone attacks are also to blame, another major hazard is GPS (Global Positioning System) spoofing—the transmission of counterfeit satellite navigation signals.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
Tens of thousands of pieces of space junk — and millions more smaller bits of orbital debris — are cluttered in low-Earth orbit, the narrow band of space around the planet where many telecommunications and GPS satellites operate.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
Built by L3Harris, it’s funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory and potential replacement technology for GPS.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Such clocks could enable navigation without GPS, improve space missions, and support searches for planets beyond our solar system.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
Though rocket and drone attacks are also to blame, another major hazard is GPS (Global Positioning System) spoofing—the transmission of counterfeit satellite navigation signals.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
Tens of thousands of pieces of space junk — and millions more smaller bits of orbital debris — are cluttered in low-Earth orbit, the narrow band of space around the planet where many telecommunications and GPS satellites operate.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
Built by L3Harris, it’s funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory and potential replacement technology for GPS.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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