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Meaning of global positioning system | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from a constellation of US military satellites.
Any system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from satellites such as those of the US military, the Russian GLONASS system, or the proposed Galileo European alternative system.

Equivalents

العربية جِي بِي إِس نِظَام اَلتَّمَوْضُع اَلْعَالَمِيّ

Deutsch Global Positioning System Globales Navigationssatellitensystem

Español sistema de posicionamiento global

Suomi satelliittipaikannusjärjestelmä

Français Global Positioning System système de positionnement par satellites

日本語グローバル・ポジショニング・システム全地球測位システム

Nederlands gps

Português sistema de posicionamento global

Русский GPS глоба́льная систе́ма позициони́рования Джи-Пи-эС

Türkçe navigasyon

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

global scope global socialism Global South global studies global village global warming