site
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
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to place in or provide with a site; locate.
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to put in position for operation, as artillery.
to site a cannon.
noun
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the piece of land where something was, is, or is intended to be located
a building site
archaeological site
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( as modifier )
site office
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an internet location where information relating to a specific subject or group of subjects can be accessed
verb
Other Word Forms
- intersite adjective
- resite verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of site
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin situs “position, arrangement, site” (presumably originally, “leaving, setting down”), equivalent to si-, variant stem of sinere “to leave, allow to be” + -tus suffix of verbal action
Example Sentences
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In fact, the employment site Indeed shows that job postings for software developers are up 11% from a year earlier.
From MarketWatch
"The site proposal is that it would be powered at 540MW, which would require millions of litres of water a day," she said.
From BBC
According to its website, the site was originally built to be a US naval base during World War Two.
From BBC
Phillips hopes the improved sites will protect them if more wet weather arrives.
From BBC
That stone now sits in an altar at St Davids Cathedral, built on the site of his original monastery.
From BBC
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