location Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a point or extent in space
  2. noun the act of putting something in a certain place
    emplacement; placement; positioning; position; locating.
  3. noun a determination of the place where something is
    localisation; fix; locating; localization.
    • he got a good fix on the target
  4. noun a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made
    • they shot the film on location in Nevada

WordNet

Lo*ca"tion noun
Etymology
L. locatio, fr. locare.
Definitions
  1. The act or process of locating.
  2. Situation; place; locality. Locke.
  3. That which is located; a tract of land designated in place. U.S.
  4. (Law) (a) (Civil Law) A leasing on rent. (b) (Scots Law) A contract for the use of a thing, or service of a person, for hire. Wharton. (c) (Amer. Law) The marking out of the boundaries, or identifying the place or site of, a piece of land, according to the description given in an entry, plan, map, etc. Burrill. Bouvier.

Webster 1913