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on-site

American

[on-sahyt, awn-] / ˈɒnˈsaɪt, ˈɔn- /

Or on site

adjective

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

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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“But those generators onsite also carry with them local pollutants that are kind of borne by the community right by the data center as well.”

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

There had been unrest at the location during an initial protest in late May against preparatory onsite work during installation of barbed wire to cordon off the area.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Bloom was built around the conviction that clean, reliable and affordable onsite power would be essential to a digital world, Sridhar said on the call.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

The company says the onsite renewable heat and energy technology is "a first on the island of Ireland".

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Shawn worked long days cleaning, cutting and welding the raw materials for the granaries, and once construction began he was usually onsite in Malad.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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