gps

¹

or GPS, g.p.s.

abbreviation for

1. gallons per second.

GPS

²

[ jee-pee-es ]

abbreviation for

1. Global Positioning System:
   1. a global system of U.S. navigational satellites developed to provide precise positional and velocity data and global time synchronization for air, sea, and land travel.
   2. an electronic system that uses these satellites to determine the position of a vehicle, person, etc.:

      School buses will be equipped with GPS.

   3. Also called GPS re·ceiv·er [jee, -, pee, -, es, ree-, see, -ver]. a receiver that determines its position by analyzing the satellite signals it receives:

      With the GPS in a smartphone, a utilities maintenance crew can navigate to within a few feet of a water meter.

verb (used with object)

, GPSed or GPS'd, GPS·ing.

1. to locate, track, or map by using a GPS system: The trail was scouted and GPSed by volunteers.

   My dad asked me to GPS the nearest gas station.

   The trail was scouted and GPSed by volunteers.

2. to equip with a GPS system:

   My new Honda is GPSed.

verb (used without object)

, GPSed or GPS'd, GPS·ing.

1. to use a GPS system to get to a place:

   With two hours to kill in an unfamiliar area, I GPSed to a shopping center.

GPS

abbreviation for

1. global positioning system
2. (in Australia) Great Public Schools; used of a group of mainly nonstate schools, and of sporting competitions between them

GPS

1. Abbreviation of Global Positioning System

Word History and Origins

Origin of gps¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Josh Steven, whose bike was stolen in December, used a GPS tracker hidden in the frame to find it and was able to see it inside a property.

From BBC

The company vehicle I am in is able to operate alongside the autonomous trucks only because it has been fitted with high-accuracy GPS, which allows it to be seen within a virtual system.

From BBC

After Nhazel Warren was charged this summer with carrying a gun in public, a judge released the 19-year-old on the condition that the Los Angeles County Probation Department track his movements with a GPS device.

From Los Angeles Times

According to police, Warren was wearing a GPS ankle monitor from previous arrests in two unrelated cases from July and August.

From Los Angeles Times

He took aim at the liberal nonprofit Campaign for Accountability and the research firm Fusion GPS, the source of the infamous Steele dossier, which contained unverified gossip about Trump.

From Los Angeles Times