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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District managers normally oversee about 10 locations and weren’t previously part of the hiring process at the store level.
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Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Cities include strategic locations with substantial market penetration, such as Washington, D.C., where the brand sees significant growth potential and is preparing to launch a new permanent store.
—Brin Snelling, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The company plans in the short term to open at least 11 new locations by the end of 2025, and cap at 650 locations across the U.S. in the distant future.
—Claire Grant, USA Today, 30 June 2025
However, locating composters too close to homes or in other inappropriate locations can potentially lead to even worse issues, such as unpleasant odors and soggy compost.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
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Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Cities include strategic locations with substantial market penetration, such as Washington, D.C., where the brand sees significant growth potential and is preparing to launch a new permanent store.
—Brin Snelling, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The company plans in the short term to open at least 11 new locations by the end of 2025, and cap at 650 locations across the U.S. in the distant future.
—Claire Grant, USA Today, 30 June 2025
However, locating composters too close to homes or in other inappropriate locations can potentially lead to even worse issues, such as unpleasant odors and soggy compost.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for location
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“Location.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/location. Accessed 5 Jul. 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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