on location, Movies. 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.

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Origin:
1585–95; < Latin locātiōn- (stem of locātiō) a placing. See locate, -ion

Related forms

lo·ca·tion·al, adjective

lo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb

in·ter·lo·ca·tion, noun

non·lo·ca·tion, noun

Can be confused: local, locale, locality, location.

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The phones would then collectively determine the jammer's location and report it.

Begin by selecting a location for your compost pile.

In this way, each tissue type must have the active chromosomes in virtually the same location.

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The phones would then collectively determine the jammer's location and report it.

Begin by selecting a location for your compost pile.

In this way, each tissue type must have the active chromosomes in virtually the same location.

Move it into position in the yard, marking with a trowel each corner post's location.

Much attention was paid to emergency dispatchers' efforts to pinpoint the location of cell-phone callers a year ago.

Its strategic location makes it courted by the great powers.

Scientists have discovered that the dome serves as a key location for feeding, breeding, and calving.

The environmental benefit to moving the material is that it is easier to guard and monitor in a central location.

Each of these affects the types of plants you can grow in a particular location.

Some iPhone apps ask you for permission to track your geographical location.

Your location largely determines how well your solar panels work throughout the year.

It's possible they will find not a difference in the level of development, but a difference in the location of development.

Yuca's is a hut that despite a fixed location shares traits with its more mobile cousins.

Waterboarding and other torture methods didn't give the real name and location of the courier.

Pick a number to reveal a photograph of a mystery spot and the clues to its location.

Its wealth derived from its location and a subtle threat of force.

How to choose the best location for your vegetable garden more.

It's a free iPhone app that lets you share your exact location with a friend.

Have each group mark the location of its city on the map.

How a change in location can signal a change in perspective.

Plants that survive the winter can be moved to a permanent location next spring.

The program displays your location on a map and pulls up a list of local cab companies.

Plant seeds in a sunny location after the soil is thoroughly warm.

The project's location is not yet part of the design.

In hot climates, give them a location receiving afternoon shade.

Sonar receivers pick up this echo, which contains information about the location and distance of the object ahead.

Grow in wind-sheltered location in shrub border or at edge of woodland.

Choose a warm, sunny location protected from frost and wind.

Give a frost-free, wind-protected location in sun or shade.

Mostly the young are interested in letting others know their physical location.

Detailed images of geologic features are representative and may not correspond to the marker's location on the map.

How to choose the best location for your vegetable garden.

Apple's efforts to quiet concerns about the gathering of location data by its devices may not please everyone.

The length of a repeat at a given location in the genome varies from person to person.

The location and placement of solar panels can affect their durability.

For privacy, the security operator viewing the resulting image sits at a remote location.

Prime requisites of a good plant location are nearness to raw materials and an adequate supply of labor.

The flatter the world gets, and the faster communication gets, the more location matters.

For example, it can remember the location of a seagull attack and learn to avoid that area.

Facebook's new location features are already setting off privacy concerns.

After the location is posted, seekers can come to the website to obtain a location of a cache.

These were preceded and followed by hash marks at the location of the flashed numbers.

Several decades ago, the area was a prime location for heavy industry.

However, what gives them their consistent advantage isn't size but location.

The soul food restaurant will reopen in a larger location around the corner from its old spot, with a full bar.

Plate tectonics determines the location of oil and gas.

When activated, it relays her location to the cops and helps them make a bust.

It seems an odd location from which to launch an ambitious new species of robot.

Plant in location where silhouette, flowers, and fall color can be enjoyed close up.

The latest wireless phones offer everything from digital video to location tracking.

Set up some tables or sawhorses in an open area with good ventilation and bring all your doors and drawers to that location.

Presumably to minimize the risk of revealing his location through contact with the outside world.

If the tree is healthy and in a strategic location such as a front yard, saving it may be worth the effort.

During the tests, subjects were asked to identify buildings in the virtual scene and travel from one location to another.

Use on posts or tall trellis in a location with full sun and good air circulation to prevent powdery mildew.

Use a dolly to move pot to final location before filling with potting mix, adding plants, and sliding in umbrella.

Find a safe, level location in your garden for the oven.

Place the pots in their desired location and position bench top before filling pots with soil.

Move potted genetic dwarf peaches and nectarines to a covered location in rainy weather.

Dig it up, keeping plenty of soil around the roots, and move it to its intended location.

Choose a location that allows shoots room to spread.

Stake it only if it is planted in an extremely windy location or if the main trunk is too weak to stay upright on its own.

Leave the frame lying flat in a cool, bright location while.

If your weather is consistently cool or overcast, choose a location that–s open all day to any sun that might appear.

It will transmit the animal's location and other information.

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World English Dictionary

location (ləʊˈkeɪʃən)

—n
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.	in South Africa
	a. See also township a Black African or Coloured township, usually located near a small town
	b. (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

[C16: from Latin locātiō, from locāre to place]

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Word Origin & History

location

"position, place," 1590s, see locate (v.); Hollywood sense of "place outside a film studio where a scene is filmed" is from 1914.

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