Located
['loketɪd]
Definition
(adj.) situated in a particular spot or position; 'valuable centrally located urban land'; 'strategically placed artillery'; 'a house set on a hilltop'; 'nicely situated on a quiet riverbank' .
Editor: Pratt--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Locate
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Examples
- I was conducted at once to where Sheridan was located with his troops drawn up in line of battle facing the Confederate army near by. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- We had the phenomenon of a full moon located just in the same spot in the heavens at the same hour every night. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- With Ephesus, forty miles from here, where was located another of the seven churches, the case was different. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The motor was located in the front part of the locomotive, on its side, with the armature shaft across the frames, or parallel with the driving axles. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The first railroads to be built were principally branches of the Liverpool and Manchester one, and chiefly located in the mining and manufacturing county of Lancaster. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The friend in whose house he was located witnessed his testament. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The furnace foreman is notified by the operator as to the temperature by means of small colored electric lights, located above the furnace. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The boiler house, which furnishes the steam for heating the entire plant, is located in the rear of these buildings. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The machines of a class, or type, are not all located in a single group or unit. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The first settlement was located three years afterward on the present site of Battery Park. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- On this bridge is located a gasoline pump, from which each tank receives one gallon of gasoline before it is installed in the car. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The men had built a boat from the wreckage of the galleon, but having no idea where the island was located they had not dared to put to sea. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The high-resistance secondary circuit of an induction coil is located in circuit between the condensing surface and the ground. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It has already been noted that the object of the press-lever is to press this tape against that character of the type-wheel centrally located above it at the moment. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Near these crank case presses are located several hundred punch and drawing presses of various sizes. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Underground conduits are built, central offices located and cables provided with an eye to the future, and if these plans are carried out important economies are obtained. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was important that individual names be located and removed from the list more quickly than was possible with the chain addressograph. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In each one is introduced a pyrometer, connected electrically with a switchboard located in a separate building. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- My experimenting was all done in the small shop of a Doctor Bradley, located near the station of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Jersey City. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Likewise, any foreign object in the body, such as a bullet from a gun-shot wound, or a foreign body accidentally swallowed, is perfectly disclosed and located by the shadow which it casts. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It seemed fitting that this cosmopolitan organization should be located in the world's metropolis rather than in a mere university town. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Here the rubber markets are located and here the rubber is carefully examined, graded, boxed and shipped to New York or Liverpool. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The well in which the gun is located may also be used as a fighting top for troops armed with rifles or machine guns. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The greatest of these works were located in Great Urgroez, Hungary, and Bisritz, Moravia, with twenty or more auxiliary establishments. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- At these elevated points, whether upon the masts of ships, upon poles or balloons, condensing surfaces of metal or other conductor of electricity are located. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Not only are foreign bodies so located, but the fractures of the bones may also be accurately observed, studied and adjusted. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The retina of the eye cannot be moved backward and forward, as the screen was, and the crystalline lens is permanently located directly back of the iris. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The second Edison theatre, or studio, is located not far from the shopping district in New York City. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- This hand-wheel was located in the cab, where it was easily accessible. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Its business office is located at 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email business.pglaf. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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