location

[loh-key-shuhn]

noun

1. a place of settlement, activity, or residence.

   This town is a good location for a young doctor.

2. a place or situation occupied.

   a house in a fine location.

3. a tract of land of designated situation or limits.

   a mining location.

4. Movies.,  a place outside of the studio that is used for filming a movie, scene, etc.

5. Computers.,  any position on a register or memory device capable of storing one machine word.

6. the act of locating; state of being located.

7. Civil Law.,  a letting or renting.

location

/ ləʊˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. a site or position; situation

2. the act or process of locating or the state of being located

3. a place outside a studio where filming is done

   shot on location

4. 1. a Black African or Coloured township, usually located near a small town See also township

   2. (formerly) an African tribal reserve

5. computing a position in a memory capable of holding a unit of information, such as a word, and identified by its address

6. Roman law Scots law the letting out on hire of a chattel or of personal services

Other Word Forms

• locational adjective
• locationally adverb
• interlocation noun
• nonlocation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of location¹

First recorded in 1585–95; from Latin locātiōn-, stem of locātiō “arrangement, rental,” in Late Latin: “placement,” equivalent to locate + -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of location¹

C16: from Latin locātiō, from locāre to place

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. on location, engaged in filming at a place away from the studio, especially one that is or is like the setting of the screenplay.

   on location in Rome.

Example Sentences

Established in 1993, the bar debuted a lychee syrup–flavored vodka martini, which, according to Decibel owner Bon Yagi, was already being served at the bar’s Tokyo location owned by his brother.

From Salon

The agency specified that the frozen pizza “did not receive the benefit of import reinspection” once imported from Italy to retail locations in California.

From Salon

Mr Lanino said teams on location believe the landslide to be "one of the most tragic and large-scale disasters in the region's history".

From BBC

"It's a combination of over-tourism and fast tourism, which refers to people flocking to honeypot locations for the sole purpose of content creation," he said.

From BBC

All three locations shut down at 2 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• area 
• district 
• locale 
• neighborhood 
• part 
• point 
• position 
• region 
• scene 
• section 
• site 
• situation 
• spot 
• station 
• venue 
• whereabouts