locator

noun

lo·ca·tor ˈlō-ˌkā-tər

lō-ˈkā-

variants or less commonly locater

: one that locates something (such as a mining claim or the course of a road)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Luckily, the Patania landed with its locator system intact, sending acoustic pings up to the ship. —

WIRED, 28 Feb. 2023 Then, at the end, the audience gets a locator moment. —

Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 20 Feb. 2023 Irias set a locator pin on her cellphone to remember where Rosy was staying, hoping to find and help her once more. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2023 These advances make things possible that sound great to a customer, like an iPhone’s tracking capability, for instance, or a Tesla’s charging station locator. —

Kevin O'marah, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023 Namor wants to find the person who made a vibranium locator device. —

Chris Smith, BGR, 3 Nov. 2022 To boost their efforts, lead agency MDHA created a housing locator team in January to deal exclusively in engaging landlords. —

Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2022 Each of the skiers in his group had a locator beacon, which reportedly allowed the victim's friends to find him in the snow. —

Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023 The National Transportation Safety Board called Tuesday for stepped up inspections and renewed its call for personal locator beacons for each crew member. —

Patrick Whittle, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 See More

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