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Princeton's WordNet

  1. placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacementnoun

    the act of putting something in a certain place

  2. localization, localisation, location, locating, fixnoun

    a determination of the place where something is

    "he got a good fix on the target"

Wikipedia

  1. locating

    In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term location generally implies a higher degree of certainty than place, the latter often indicating an entity with an ambiguous boundary, relying more on human or social attributes of place identity and sense of place than on geometry.

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  1. locating

    Locating is the process of finding or identifying the exact position or place of someone or something. This could be achieved through various methods such as using a map, GPS, or other tracking techniques. It can also be the action of placing or situating in a particular place or position.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Locating

    of Locate

Editors Contribution

  1. locatingverb

    Verb form of the word locate.

    Locating the shop was easy using modern technology.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of locating in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of locating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of locating in a Sentence

  1. Peter Lloyd:

    I was really pleased that during our first operational deployment as a dog team, Peter Lloyd and Max were able to safely locate the missing mother and baby, max remained focused throughout the long search and he proved invaluable when he reacted to the call for help which resulted in us locating them.

  2. David Harris Smith:

    Our thoughts remain unchanged, we're not so much interested in locating or finding out who this particular individual is. ... We see this as kind of a random act and one that could have occurred anywhere, on any one of hitchBOT's journeys.

  3. Christina Mair:

    It's unclear if the marijuana dispensaries are simply locating in neighborhoods that tend to be more disadvantaged and already have underlying problems with marijuana abuse, or if the presence of the dispensaries is causing an increase in abuse and hospitalizations.

  4. Arex Avanni:

    We've suspended several searches recently for folks who've gone missing in the water without locating them, and it does not get easier, ace Cool.

  5. Steve Bertolino:

    It is my understanding that the arrest warrant for Brian Laundrie is related to activities occurring after the death of Gabby Petitos and not related to Gabby Petitos actual demise, the FBI is focusing on locating Brian Laundrie and when The FBI occurs the specifics of the charges covered under the indictment will be addressed in the proper forum.

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