Meaning & use
strategic location
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Meaning
nouncountable
a place that is useful or advantageous because of where it is, especially for business, travel, or defense
Grammar: Countable: a strategic location, two strategic locations; often used with 'in' or 'for'.
Patterns
- a strategic location for something
- be in a strategic location
- choose a strategic location
The hotel is in a strategic location, just five minutes from the airport.
Singapore owes much of its success to its strategic location on major shipping routes.
The army captured the hill because of its strategic location overlooking the valley.
Word forms
| plural | strategic locations |
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Common combinations
- a strategic location for
- The city is a strategic location for companies trading with Africa.
- in a strategic location
- Their warehouse is in a strategic location near the motorway.
- occupy a strategic location
- The fortress occupies a strategic location at the mouth of the river.
- strategic location advantage
- The firm's strategic location advantage keeps delivery costs low.
Synonyms and how they differ
- prime location
- Prime location stresses being desirable and high-status, while strategic location stresses practical or military advantage.
- position
- Position is more general and can be relative; strategic location usually refers to a physical place with a clear benefit.
Word family
- locate verb
- to put something in a place or to find where it is
- location noun
- the place where something is
- strategically adverb
- in a way that gives a long-term advantage
Commonly confused: strategic location or location?
strategic location vs location
'Location' is simply where something is; 'strategic location' adds the idea that the position brings an advantage.
Practice
The port's strategic location makes it ideal ___ trade between the two continents.
Choose one answer.
We say 'ideal for' or 'a good location for' an activity. 'Ideal to trade' is not idiomatic here, and 'at' or 'with' do not express purpose.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “strategic location”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.