: a navigational system using satellite signals to fix the location of a radio receiver on or above the earth's surface
also
: the radio receiver so used
gallons per second
Examples of GPS in a Sentence
Noun
The car comes with GPS.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
The researchers think other birds and animals like mice could operate using a similar magnetic GPS.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Tyler Andrews Andrews summited Everest just before dawn on Thursday, according to posts on his Instagram, which included live GPS tracking of his route.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
Ballots are collected from drop boxes daily by the two-person teams, whose locations are tracked at all times by the GPS on their phones.
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Noun
Although the military initially ignored it, the principle later became foundational to spread-spectrum wireless communication technologies used in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and modern secure communications.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
The researchers think other birds and animals like mice could operate using a similar magnetic GPS.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Tyler Andrews Andrews summited Everest just before dawn on Thursday, according to posts on his Instagram, which included live GPS tracking of his route.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
Ballots are collected from drop boxes daily by the two-person teams, whose locations are tracked at all times by the GPS on their phones.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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