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location
noun lo·ca·tion \lō-ˈkā-shən\
: a place or position
: a place outside a studio where a movie is filmed
: the act of finding where something or someone is : the act of locating something or someone
Full Definition of LOCATION
1
a : a position or site occupied or available for occupancy or marked by some distinguishing feature : situation b (1) : a tract of land designated for a purpose (2) Australian : farm, station c : a place outside a motion-picture studio where a picture or part of it is filmed —usually used in the phrase on location
2
: the act or process of locating
3
: the placement of baseball pitches in a particular area of the strike zone; also : the ability to control the placement of pitches
— lo·ca·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
— lo·ca·tion·al·ly adverb
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First Known Use of LOCATION
1597
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LOCATION Defined for Kids
location
noun lo·ca·tion \lō-ˈkā-shən\
Definition of LOCATION for Kids
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: the act or process of establishing in or finding a particular place <Fog made location of the ship difficult.>
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