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noun

locating

the act of putting something in a certain place

In a sentence

Six example sentences with locating, each labelled with its topic.

  • Locating the stairwell against the north wall freed the whole south face for glass and a long reading bench.

    Architecture

  • Locating the warehouse beside the rail yard cut two days from every delivery to the northern stores.

    Business

  • Locating the turbines eleven miles offshore reduced the noise complaints but doubled the cost of every maintenance trip.

    Environment

  • Locating the data center beside a hydroelectric dam gave the company cheap power and a cold river for cooling.

    Technology

  • Locating the new plant inside the free trade zone saved the firm every import duty on the parts it assembles.

    Economics

  • Locating the telescope on a dry mountaintop means the mirror looks through far less air on every clear night.

    Science

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