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# gps

noun (GPS — abbreviation, usually uncountable; a GPS, GPSs)

«gps» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Abbreviation of Global Positioning System: a system using satellites to show exactly where you are on Earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gps/#m1)
2. A device or app that uses this to give directions: Turn on the GPS. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gps/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life cars and phones use GPS for maps and directions; in science and geography GPS uses signals from satellites to find latitude and longitude; in safety lessons GPS helps rescuers find lost walkers. Phrases: «GPS tracker», «turn on the GPS», «GPS coordinates».

### Examples

- The GPS told us to turn left at the lights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gps/#x1)
- Hikers use GPS so they don't get lost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gps/#x2)
- The phone's GPS showed our location on the map. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gps/#x3)
- GPS works using satellites in space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gps/#x4)
- The dog has a GPS tracker on its collar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gps/#x5)
- Rescuers used GPS coordinates to find the boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gps/#x6)

### Note

Written in capitals: GPS. Say each letter «G-P-S». «A GPS» (not «an»), because G starts with a «jee» sound. Sometimes called «the sat nav» in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gps» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gps/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gps» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gps.html) on Mova free.