gps
gps — noun
1. a system that finds the exact location of people, vehicles, or objects on Earth
a system that finds the exact location of people, vehicles, or objects on Earth using signals sent from satellites in space
Theo turned on the GPS in his car before driving home.
turn on the GPS — common verb collocation
Leila used her phone's GPS to find a coffee shop she had never visited.
check / use the GPS on a phone
The rescue team used GPS coordinates to locate the missing climber on the mountain.
Without GPS, the taxi driver got lost on the narrow streets of the old town.
GPS technology helps farmers track their equipment across large fields.
- satellite navigation
the full non-abbreviated term; more formal but interchangeable in most contexts
- sat nav
British informal shortening of 'satellite navigation', common in UK but less used in US
- navigation system
broader term that may include non-satellite methods (e.g., inertial navigation), not specific to GPS
文法句型
the GPS / a GPS
GPS + noun (GPS device, GPS signal)