Location
[lə(ʊ)'keɪʃ(ə)n] or [lo'keʃən]
Definition
(noun.) a point or extent in space.
(noun.) a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made; 'they shot the film on location in Nevada'.
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Definition
(n.) The act or process of locating.
(n.) Situation; place; locality.
(n.) That which is located; a tract of land designated in place.
(n.) A leasing on rent.
(n.) A contract for the use of a thing, or service of a person, for hire.
(n.) The marking out of the boundaries, or identifying the place or site of, a piece of land, according to the description given in an entry, plan, map, etc.
Inputed by Josiah
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Situation, place, locality.[2]. Locating, establishing, marking out the limits or boundaries.
Typist: Pearl
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See LOCALITY]
Editor: Sharon
Examples
- In all typewriters accurate location of the impression is essential to proper alignment of the letters, and proper alignment is the _sine qua non_ of typewriting. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- That about the outer valley is true, but what he says of the location of the Temple of Issus in the centre of his country is false. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- In May, 1879, an international congress was convened, under the auspices of Ferdinand de Lesseps, to consider the question of the best location and plan of the canal. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The models of that period are referred to as camel backs by reason of the location and shape of the gasoline tank on the rear mud guard. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- At least I would learn the location of his prison. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Only in a very general way could I guess the location of the Valley Dor. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The difficulty that confronted the invention of mowers was the construction, location and operation of the cutting part. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The visitor who is familiar with machine shop practice will notice at once the peculiar location and setting of machinery in this shop. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I felt comparatively safe in my present location as I knew that one man could defend the trail to the cave against an army. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- He was not interested in the location of the encounter, for he judged that that would soon be over. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- As a location is chosen where the source of supply is higher than the mouth of the boring, the water rises to the opening at the top. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Not only does the flow vary with the elevation of the house, but it varies with the location of the faucet within the house. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- A great accompaniment to artillery is The Range Finder, a telescopic apparatus for ascertaining accurately the location and distance of objects to be fired at. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- A word in regard to the location of the silo. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Soon the business outgrew the small quarters and was moved to the present location of the plant. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We do not solicit donations in locations where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Its site will always remain unoccupied; and yet it is one of the very best locations for a town we have seen in all Palestine. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In addition to the sands on the beaches, they occur very abundantly in many inland locations, which were formerly sea bottoms, and very extensively in the great deserts of the world. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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