location

[ loh-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. a place of settlement, activity, or residence:

   This town is a good location for a young doctor.

2. a place or situation occupied:

   a house in a fine location.

3. a tract of land of designated situation or limits:

   a mining location.

4. Movies. a place outside of the studio that is used for filming a movie, scene, etc.
5. Computers. any position on a register or memory device capable of storing one machine word.
6. the act of locating; state of being located.
7. Civil Law. a letting or renting.

location

/ ləʊˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. a site or position; situation
2. the act or process of locating or the state of being located
3. a place outside a studio where filming is done

   shot on location

4. in South Africa
   1. a Black African or Coloured township, usually located near a small town See also township
   2. (formerly) an African tribal reserve
5. computing a position in a memory capable of holding a unit of information, such as a word, and identified by its address
6. Roman law Scots law the letting out on hire of a chattel or of personal services

Other Words From

• lo·cation·al adjective
• lo·cation·al·ly adverb
• inter·lo·cation noun
• nonlo·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of location¹

First recorded in 1585–95; from Latin locātiōn-, stem of locātiō “arrangement, rental,” in Late Latin: “placement,” equivalent to locate + -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of location¹

C16: from Latin locātiō, from locāre to place

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. on location, Movies. engaged in filming at a place away from the studio, especially one that is or is like the setting of the screenplay:

   on location in Rome.

Example Sentences

The Associated Press reported that the funeral location was not made public in advance to prevent a large crowd from gathering.

From Los Angeles Times

The GPS sensor provides the exact location of the tagged individual at a specific point in time.

From Science Daily

The assailants would drive their victims to another location and demand they provide jewelry or money, police said.

From Los Angeles Times

Researchers used cutting-edge DNA analysis to examine these shellfish in two key locations along Colombia's Pacific coast, providing the first detailed genetic profile of these important creatures.

From Science Daily

“Having a similar tattoo in a similar location does not make you the robber,” Federal Public Defender Michael L. Brown said in closing arguments Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• area
• district
• locale
• neighborhood
• part
• point
• position
• region
• scene
• section
• site
• situation
• spot
• station
• venue
• whereabouts