American English

How to pronounce locations

nounB1Very common word
lohKAYshnz

/loʊˈkʰeɪ.ʃn̩z/

3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.

Form of location

The places where people or things are, or where events happen.

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Meanings & examples

plural noun

The places where people or things are, or where events happen.

The map shows the locations of all the stores.

These locations are difficult to reach without a car.

plural noun

Places selected for businesses, homes, buildings, or events.

The company is considering three locations for its new office.

The event locations are easy to reach by train.

plural noun

Real places where movies or TV shows are made instead of in a studio.

They are scouting locations for the film shoot.

The production used several locations in New Mexico.

Useful expressions

on location

at the real place where a movie or TV show is being made, not in a studio

The actors are working on location this week.

location services

phone features that use information about where you are

This app needs location services to work.

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