Words / B1

loh-KAYSHUN/ləʊˈkeɪʃn/

Location is a precise place: a convenient location; on location (filming away from a studio); the location of the hospital. Place is everyday; site is often a building site or website. Locate is the verb. Do not write “the location is at London” — say in London / the location is London. Estate agents talk of location, location, location.

Meaning

A place where something happens or exists, especially when you are being precise.

Examples

• “The film was shot on location in Manchester, not in a studio.”
• “The warehouse moved to a location nearer the motorway.”
• “The drama was filmed on location in Hull, not on a backlot.”

Good to know

a + adjective + location; on location (film). Everyday: place. Verb: locate. in London, not “at London”.

Near in meaning

place

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