to wrongly say or think that something is in a particular place or position

We mislocated the town of Millau: it is not, as stated, in the Pyrenees.

Archaeologists have located a number of sites, including one that was previously documented but mislocated. 考古学家已经找到了许多遗址，其中包括一个以前有文献记载但位置错误的遗址。