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.

b(1)

: a tract of land designated for a purpose

the location for a mining claim

(2)

Australia : farm, station

c

: a place other than a movie or television studio where a scene 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

locational

lō-ˈkā-shnəl 

-shə-nᵊl

adjective

locationally adverb

Synonyms of location

• venue
• place
• site
• spot
• locality

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Those restrictions formally sunset in 2022, but so far only Sony has done a major deal for cinemas, acquiring all 35 Alamo Drafthouse locations in 2024. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

The movies will screen at about 200 AMC locations, among other chains. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026

There is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday morning (20% to 30%) and again on Tuesday morning (20% to 40%), primarily for locations north of Interstate 70. — Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

Police said the checkpoint location was selected based on data identifying areas where impaired-driving crashes occurred. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing location

• co-location

Rhymes for location

• ablation
• aeration
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation

Kids Definition

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