locate
Find the spot
To locate something is to find it or determine its position: We finally located the source of the leak.
It can also mean to establish in a particular place: The company located its headquarters in Denver.
In casual American speech, locate sometimes means simply to settle somewhere: They located in Texas after the war.
Locate with exactness
- detectNotice or discover
- discoverFind something unknown
- spotMark or location
- uncoverReveal what's hidden
identify · discern · track · trace · determine · ascertain · establish · find
Location-specifying number pairs
- addressSpeak to formally
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- geolocationDigital position identification
site · whereabouts · placement · situation · bearings · GPS · locale · place
Device showing cardinal directions
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
- triangulateLocate via angular measurements
- orienteerCompetitive wilderness navigator
chart · map · landmark · bearing · heading · direction · course · plotting
pinpoint
Locate with exactness
uncover · identify · discern · track · trace · determine · ascertain · establish · find · reveal
coordinates
Location-specifying number pairs
geolocation · site · whereabouts · placement · situation · bearings · GPS · locale · place · spot
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
- triangulateLocate via angular measurements
orienteer · chart · map · landmark · bearing · heading · direction · course · plotting · tracking
establish
Create formally, permanently
set up · base · station · install · plant · found · site · put · settle · fix
seek
Try to find
scour · comb · ransack · rummage · probe · investigate · research · survey · canvass · explore
- detectiondetect, discover, find, identify, notice
- investigatinginvestigate, examine, inspect, probe, search
- rescuerescue, rescue team, search and rescue, rescue dog, save
- root outroot out, flush out, ferret out, smoke out, weed out
- logistics verbsship, deliver, receive, dispatch, transport
- searchessearch, seek, hunt, quest, find
- local newsJournalism about nearby events
- local timeCurrent hour nearby
- local libraryMunicipal book-lending facility
- local newspaperPublication covering nearby events
- film locationWhere production takes place
- local heroesAdmired people nearby
local, location, located, relocate, locality, allocate, relocation, locating, allocation