location
noun
lo·ca·tion
lō-ˈkā-shən 
1
a
: a position or site occupied or available for occupancy or marked by some distinguishing feature : situation
Much of the charm of the house is in its location.
c
: a place outside a motion-picture studio where a picture or part of it is filmed
—usually used in the phrase on location
Parts of the movie were filmed on location in the desert.
2
: the act or process of locating
Fog made the location of the harbor difficult.
3
: the placement of baseball pitches in a particular area of the strike zone
also
: the ability to control the placement of pitches
locationally
adverb
Examples of location in a Sentence
This is a lovely location for a house.
The store has a new location.
The company is moving its factory to a different location.
Radar established the precise location of the aircraft.
All of his movies feature lavish sets and exotic locations.
The picture was filmed on location in the desert.
Fog made location of the harbor difficult.
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The exact lineup varies by location, but skywatchers across the globe will see this trio impress.
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 2 May 2025
The exact lineup varies by location, but skywatchers across the globe will see this trio impress.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Over the decades, the gala has transformed from an industry fete at off-site locations like Manhattan’s Rainbow Room into an A-list phenomenon.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Meanwhile, the clinic still traveled to off-site locations to offer vaccinations and microchipping to other communities.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
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“Location.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/location. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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location
noun
lo·ca·tion
lō-ˈkā-shən
1
a
: a place fit for or having some particular use
a lovely location for a house
each location in a computer memory has its own address
b
: a place outside a studio where a motion picture is filmed
on location in the desert
2
: the act or process of locating
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