GPS navigation

Meaning

'GPS navigation' refers to the technology or system used to determine geographical position and plot routes, typically via a smartphone app or an in-car device. Travelers use it constantly to find directions, estimate travel times, and avoid traffic jams.

Examples

• Our rental car comes equipped with built-in GPS navigation.

  Our rental car comes equipped with built-in GPS navigation.

• Without GPS navigation, we would have been completely lost in the mountains.

  Without GPS navigation, we would have been completely lost in the mountains.

• I always rely on my phone's GPS navigation when exploring a new city.

  I always rely on my phone's GPS navigation when exploring a new city.

• The GPS navigation system suggested a faster route to avoid the highway traffic.

  The GPS navigation system suggested a faster route to avoid the highway traffic.

• Make sure to download offline maps in case you lose signal for your GPS navigation.

  Make sure to download offline maps in case you lose signal for your GPS navigation.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I am following the GPS navigator to find the hotel.

  ✓ I am using GPS navigation to find the hotel.

  'Navigator' refers to the person or sometimes the specific physical device, but 'GPS navigation' or simply 'GPS' is the standard term for the system or function.

• ✗ The GPS navigation showed me a wrong street.

  ✓ The GPS gave me wrong directions.

  While grammatically possible, native speakers usually say 'the GPS' or 'the navigation system' gave them directions, rather than saying 'the GPS navigation showed me'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Don't worry about getting lost; the rental car has excellent ___.

  💡 The satellite system that gives driving directions.

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  GPS navigation

• I turned on my ___ to find the quickest way to the airport.

  💡 The digital mapping tool on your phone or dashboard.

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  GPS navigation