The archaeologist recorded the exact position of each pottery fragment before removing it from the excavation trench.
考古学家在从发掘沟中取出每一片陶器碎片之前，都记录了其精确位置。
- His design added a third, all-way stop position to give pedestrians and cross-traffic time to clear the intersection safely.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Before describing any of the results, the wildlife survey's methods section explains in painstaking detail how camera traps were positioned, calibrated, and checked weekly throughout the six-month study.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “position”?
A — The place where someone or something is located or has been put. “position” means the place where someone or something is located or has been put.
Which word means “the place where someone or something is located or has been put”?
B — position. “position” means the place where someone or something is located or has been put.
position — the place where someone or something is located or has been put. In Chinese: 位置.
position is pronounced /pəˈzɪʃn/.
The archaeologist recorded the exact position of each pottery fragment before removing it from the excavation trench. (考古学家在从发掘沟中取出每一片陶器碎片之前，都记录了其精确位置。)
location, placement, site — all close in meaning to position (the place where someone or something is located or has been put).
Yes. position is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.