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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Rice says the isolated location and the fast, heavy rain created an unpredictably dangerous event, even with radar and National Weather Service warnings.
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Hannah Fingerhut, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
On Friday, July 11, Lively’s legal team filed the motion requesting that the judge enter a protective order directing defendants to take her upcoming deposition on Thursday, July 17 at a redacted location, according to legal documents obtained by PEOPLE.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 12 July 2025
First discovered: 5:09 a.m. July 12 Initial location: Alameda County, Calif.
Fire type: Wildfire
Fire name: Canyon
A new wildfire was reported today at 5:09 a.m. in Alameda County, California.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
There are roughly 18 Chick-fil-A restaurants in the Kansas City metropolitan area, including locations in Olathe, Lee’s Summit, Liberty and Midtown.
—David Hudnall
july 12, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025
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Hannah Fingerhut, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
On Friday, July 11, Lively’s legal team filed the motion requesting that the judge enter a protective order directing defendants to take her upcoming deposition on Thursday, July 17 at a redacted location, according to legal documents obtained by PEOPLE.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 12 July 2025
First discovered: 5:09 a.m. July 12 Initial location: Alameda County, Calif.
Fire type: Wildfire
Fire name: Canyon
A new wildfire was reported today at 5:09 a.m. in Alameda County, California.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
There are roughly 18 Chick-fil-A restaurants in the Kansas City metropolitan area, including locations in Olathe, Lee’s Summit, Liberty and Midtown.
—David Hudnall
july 12, Kansas City Star, 12 July 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 25 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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