geolocate

American

[jee-oh-loh-kayt, jee-oh-loh-kayt] / ˌdʒi oʊˈloʊˌkeɪt, ˌdʒi oʊ loʊˈkeɪt /

verb (used with object)

to determine the location of (something or someone) by means of GPS or other positioning technology.

Example Sentences

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Researchers say AI models can be useful to professional fact-checkers, helping to quickly geolocate images and spot visual clues to establish authenticity.

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025

Its experts can set up a dense network of direction-finding sensors and radars to identify and geolocate threats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

We were able to geolocate it to a residential block on the outskirts of Washington DC.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

They mined tweets for both common and scientific names of the pathogen and were able to geolocate the sources.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024

"The 35th brigade and the 'Ariy' territorial defence unit have fulfilled their task and liberated the village of Staromaiorske. Glory to Ukraine!" said a soldier in the video that Reuters was unable to immediately geolocate.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2023

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