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