whereabouts

n. the place where someone or something is at a particular time.

n. the location or vicinity of a person or object. Usually functions as a plural-only noun, though it often takes a singular verb in informal usage.

“The police are still trying to determine the suspect's whereabouts after the robbery.”

“Despite an extensive search of the coastal region, the exact whereabouts of the missing vessel remained a mystery to the investigators.”

n. information that professional athletes must give to officials so they can be found for drug tests.

n. the specific schedule and location data provided by elite athletes to anti-doping agencies to facilitate unannounced out-of-competition testing.

“The cyclist was suspended for three months after failing to update his whereabouts on the app.”

“The anti-doping agency issued a formal warning to the sprinter following her third whereabouts failure within a twelve-month period.”

Technical

adv. in or near what place.

adv. at or near what location; used as an interrogative to seek a more specific area than 'where'.

“Whereabouts did you leave the car parked?”

“Whereabouts in the city is the new office located, and is it accessible by public transport?”