Definition of LOCATION (original) (raw)

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.

b(1)

: a tract of land designated for a purpose

the location for a mining claim

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

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler

The first known use of location was in 1568