GPS

abbr.

Global Positioning System

gps

abbr.

gallons per second

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GPS

abbreviation for

1. (Navigation) global positioning system

2. (Education) (in Australia) Great Public Schools; used of a group of mainly nonstate schools, and of sporting competitions between them

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GPS

Global Positioning System.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

GPS - a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver

Global Positioning System

navigational system - a system that provides information useful in determining the position and course of a ship or aircraft

Translations

نِظَامُ تَـحْديدِ الـمَواقِعِ العالـميّ

GPS

GPS

GPS

navigatore satellitare

グローバルポジショニングシステム

위성항법장치

GPS

GPS

ระบบการค้นหาทางโดยใช้ดาวเทียม

GPS sistemi

hệ thống chỉ đường bằng vệ tinh

全球定位系统

GPS

[ˌdʒiːpiːˈɛs] n abbr (=global positioning system) → GPS m

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GPS

abbr of Global Positioning System → GPS nt

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gps

→ نِظَامُ تَـحْديدِ الـمَواقِعِ العالـميّ GPS GPS GPS σύστημα GPS GPS GPS GPS GPS navigatore satellitare グローバルポジショニングシステム 위성항법장치 GPS GPS GPS GPS глобальная система навигации и определения положения GPS ระบบการค้นหาทางโดยใช้ดาวเทียม GPS sistemi hệ thống chỉ đường bằng vệ tinh 全球定位系统

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

Does it have GPS? → Je vozidlo vybaveno GPS navigací? → Har den GPS? → Hat das Auto ein GPS-System? → Έχει GPS; → ¿Tiene GPS? → Onko siinä GPS? → Il y a un GPS ? → Ima li GPS? → GPS가 달려 있나요? → Heeft de auto GPS? → Har den GPS? → Czy jest on wyposażony w GPS? → Tem GPS? → Здесь есть GPS? → Har den GPS? → GPS var mı?

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