location
noun
lo·ca·tion
lō-ˈkā-shən
1
a
: a position or site occupied or available for occupancy or marked by some distinguishing feature : situation
Much of the charm of the house is in its location.
c
: a place other than a movie or television studio where a scene is filmed
—usually used in the phrase on location
Parts of the movie were filmed on location in the desert.
2
: the act or process of locating
Fog made the location of the harbor difficult.
3
: the placement of baseball pitches in a particular area of the strike zone
also
: the ability to control the placement of pitches
locationally
adverb
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“Location.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/location. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.
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