: 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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David Phelan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
According to publicly available flight-tracking data, the jet's GPS tracking was also jammed.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
More:The more the merrier: Trump invites Ukraine's Zelenskyy to attend his inauguration
GPS jamming
Some were reportedly shot down in closed air space over regions bordering Ukraine, including the Sea of Azov.
—Nailia Bagirova, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
The aircraft was exposed to strong GPS jamming which made the aircraft transmit bad ADS-B data.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Noun
All the prices below relate to the models with GPS, but not cellular connectivity.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
According to publicly available flight-tracking data, the jet's GPS tracking was also jammed.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
More:The more the merrier: Trump invites Ukraine's Zelenskyy to attend his inauguration
GPS jamming
Some were reportedly shot down in closed air space over regions bordering Ukraine, including the Sea of Azov.
—Nailia Bagirova, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
The aircraft was exposed to strong GPS jamming which made the aircraft transmit bad ADS-B data.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for GPS
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“GPS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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