Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun global_positioning_system

1 sense of global positioning system

Sense 1
Global Positioning System, 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)
       => navigational system -- (a system that provides information useful in determining the position and course of a ship or aircraft)