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on-site

American  
[on-sahyt, awn-] / ˈɒnˈsaɪt, ˈɔn- /
Or on site

adjective

  1. accomplished or located at the site of a particular activity or happening.

    Faculty, staff, and graduate students have two options for on-site childcare.


adverb

  1. on or at a particular site.

    They treated the wounded on-site before putting them on a helicopter for evacuation.

Etymology

Origin of on-site

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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These are cared for by a local beekeeper, with their honey available at the on-site honesty shop.

From BBC

What if, rather than building homes on-site from the ground up, they were cranked out of factories, one unit after another, shipped to where they were needed and dropped into place?

From Los Angeles Times

Publix grocery stores were among the users that switched to on-site backup power, rather than relying on the grid.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unlike the World Cup circuit, which draws on-site crowds but a tiny global audience, the Games create a white-hot spotlight pointed directly at her.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Community health centers can help meet that need, since most of us offer dental care, and a growing number also offer vision care and/or on-site pharmacies with discounted prescriptions.”

From MarketWatch