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| placement |
the act of placing or state of being placed; location. |
| point |
to show direction or location by indicating with one's finger. [1/13 definitions] |
| position |
the location of a person or thing. [2/7 definitions] |
| radar |
the use of radio waves to track the location, distance, and speed of faraway objects. Waves are sent out and then picked up again when they bounce back after hitting some object. [1/2 definitions] |
| set |
to put in a particular position or location. [1/19 definitions] |
| site |
the location or proposed location of a town, city, building, or event. |
| spot |
an area or location. [1/6 definitions] |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |
| uniform resource locator |
an address identifying the location of a file on the Internet, commonly called a URL. A URL consists of the computer on which the file is located and the file's location on that computer. |
| website |
a location on the World Wide Web. A website contains a home page and other pages that are linked to the home page. |
| where |
at, in, or to what location. [2/9 definitions] |
| whereabouts |
in or near what location; about where. [1/2 definitions] |
| work |
the location or operation of a particular business or industry. (plural) [1/10 definitions] |
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