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

Police officers who were working to direct traffic for the race received a call of an officer down about a block off the race course roughly 300 feet from the location of the misdirection. —Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026

Matsuhisa, 76, know for his iconic Japanese restaurant Nobu, which has six locations in California, owns businesses across five continents. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026

Check the Tarrant County wait time map for the closest polling location and to check wait times for each party. —Rachel Royster updated March 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026

Led by the intrepid Chef Lulu Elizaga, the food program here is top notch and indelible across several locations. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing location

• co-location

Rhymes for location

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

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