site

site
I UK [saɪt] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "site":
singular site plural sites
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1) an area of land where something is being built or could be built

a construction site

The local town plan identifies potential sites for new development.

on/off site (= in or not in the area where a building is being built):

We're worried about an accident happening on site.

2) a place where something happened, especially something interesting or important, or where there is an important building
site of:

We visited the site of the Battle of Bosworth.

Hebron is the site of a mosque sacred to Muslims.

a) a place where you can stay in a tent or caravan

a caravan site

b) a place used for a particular purpose

a landing site for helicopters

The birds were flying around their nest site.

c) a particular place in the body

the site of a tumour

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3) a place used for a particular purpose

a landing site for helicopters

The birds were flying around their nest site.

4) computing a website

II UK [saɪt] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "site":
present tense I/you/we/they site he/she/it sites present participle siting past tense sited past participle sited
to put something in a particular place

A mobile phone mast has been sited on top of the school building.


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  • site — [ sit ] n. m. • 1576, par l it. sito « place, position » 1302; du lat. situs 1 ♦ Paysage (considéré du point de vue de l esthétique, du pittoresque). Site grandiose. « Cette colonnade inscrit le sanctuaire juste comme il faut dans le site qui lui …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Site R — ist eine weitgehend geheime unterirdische Einrichtung der US amerikanischen Regierung im Berg Raven Rock in Pennsylvania, der sich etwa 14 km östlich von Waynesboro und rund 10 km nord nordöstlich von Camp David befindet. Heutige Funktionen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Site — Site, n. [L. situs, fr. sinere, situm, to let, p. p. situs placed, lying, situate: cf. F. site. Cf. {Position}.] 1. The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position; as, the site of a city or of a house. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Site — 〈[ saıt] f. 10; EDV〉 Bildschirmseite (im Internet) (WebSite) [engl., eigtl. „Stelle, Stätte“] * * * Site [sa̮it ], die; , s [engl. site, ↑ Website] (EDV): Kurzf. von ↑ Website. * * * SITE   [saɪ …   Universal-Lexikon

  • site — m. site. Site arquelogic, site oèb : site archéologique ; site web …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • site — [sīt] n. [ME < L situs, position, situation < pp. of sinere, to put down, permit, allow < IE base * sei , to cast out, let fall: see SIDE] 1. a piece of land considered from the standpoint of its use for some specified purpose [a good… …   English World dictionary

  • site — (izg. sȃjt) m <N mn ovi> DEFINICIJA inform. skup svih web stranica povezanih u cjelinu (vizualno i sadržajno) (npr. www.hrvatski turizam.hr) [modni site; site Ministarstva znanosti i tehnologije]; stranica ETIMOLOGIJA engl …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • site — [pron. SAIT] s. n. spaţiu în care sunt situate informaţii pe reţeaua de internet. (< engl. site) Trimis de raduborza, 16.03.2009. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • Site — 〈 [saıt] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: s; EDV〉 Bildschirmseite (im Internet); WebSite [Etym.: engl., eigtl. »Stelle, Stätte«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Site — [ sait, engl. sʌit] die; , s <aus engl. site »Standort, Stelle«> Kurzform von ↑Website …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • site — place or position occupied by something, late 14c., from Anglo Fr. site, from L. situs place, position, from si , root of sinere let, leave alone, permit …   Etymology dictionary

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