LOCATION


Meaning of LOCATION in English

lōˈkāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin location-, locatio, from locatus (past participle of locare to place, lease) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at locate

1.

a. : an act or the process of locating

devoted all her time to the location of the missing money

b. : the act or process of marking out an area of land : the surveying of a tract of land (as for settlement)

2.

a. : a position or site occupied or available for occupancy (as by a building) or marked by some distinguishing feature

a sheltered location

much of the charm of the house was in its location

discovered the location of the hiding place

b. : an area or tract of land: as

(1) : a tract of land whose bounds have been officially designated (as for settlement or for a mining claim)

(2) Australia : farm , station

(3) Africa : a segregated area of a town or city in which natives are required to live

c. : the center line and grade line of a railway established preparatory to its construction

d. : a place outside of a motion-picture studio where a picture or part of it is filmed — used chiefly in the phrase on location

3. : a letting for hire : a contract for the use of something (as a house, a vehicle, the service of a person) for hire

• lo·ca·tion·al -shən ə l, -shnəl adjective

• locationally - ə l]ē, -əl]ē, ]i\ adverb

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