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MapQuest

MapQuest

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A free website that shows maps and gives driving directions
  • proper noun
  • /mæpkwɛst/
  • Texting
: MapQuest
  • So if someone downloads, say, MapQuest, Bing, or Telenav GPS, they are then using the data in that particular map app.
  • MapQuest directions
  • MapQuest's popular website
  • MapQuest maps

And my very first job was a PAII was a driver, and it was before MapQuest was useful and shit.

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Examples

  • Our directions, straight from MapQuest.

    Blog text (19)

  • We're going from LAX to Palm Springs, and MapQuest puts it at a little over 2 hours.

    Blog text (9)

  • Sorry, MapQuest took us on a really crazy route.

    The Hangover (2009)

  • I used MapQuest for a project of mine.

    Blog text (12)

  • And we had to print out the MapQuest.

    North of the 10 (2022)

  • Well, before we take off again, you might want to grab your phone and check MapQuest.

    The Hybrids Family (2016)

  • I've never really noticed a difference between MapQuest and Google Maps.

    Blog text (14)

  • Cut and paste the postcode in the Word doc into Google Maps or MapQuest to get super-precise directions.

    Blog text (6)

  • I CHECKED MAPQUEST, MARCUS.

    White Chicks (2004)

  • We used MapQuest to find the quickest route to the concert.

Surface Forms

MapQuest main

Morphology

MapQuest = map + quest (transparent) = map + quest

The brand name transparently signals a service combining 'map' and the idea of a search or quest, so learners knowing both words can infer its function.

Etymology

MapQuest is a modern brand made from the simple words map and quest. A map is 'a picture of places' and a quest is 'a search or long journey', so MapQuest is easy to remember as an online service for 'searching' routes and finding directions.