on-site

or on site

[ on-sahyt, awn- ]

/ ˈɒnˈsaɪt, ˈɔn- /

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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.

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Origin of on-site

First recorded in 1955–60

How to use on-site in a sentence

Medicine Man is one of the few dispensaries, both medical and recreational, that has its grow house onsite.
Welcome to the Jungle: Pot Tourism|Abby Haglage, Caitlin Dickson|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"We want to be onsite so when they walk out, we'll be there," he said.
Family Torn by Mine Disaster|Greer McDonald|November 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
And do you have a diagram showing the dimensions of the Secret Service followup car which was used during the onsite tests?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Did you participate in the planning of the onsite tests at Dallas, Tex.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

And were there representatives of the Secret Service participating in that onsite testing?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
And where were you positioned on most of the occasions at the time of the onsite tests?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Was a survey made of the scene used to record some of the results of that onsite testing?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy