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name
Initialism of Global Positioning System (“a U.S. military-based satellite navigation system”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Qualifier: navigation
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Synonyms: NavStar
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: GPS/global positioning system, satellite navigation system
noun
Initialism of global positioning system (“a satellite navigation system”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Ellipsis of GPS receiver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Initialism of Goodpasture syndrome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
plural of GP
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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verb
To locate something using a GPS system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Global Positioning System
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: navigational system
History
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Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
