site

American  

[sahyt] / saɪt /

noun

1. the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment.

   the site of our summer cabin.

2. the area or exact plot of ground on which anything is, has been, or is to be located.

   the site of ancient Troy.

   Synonyms:

   place, location, position

3. Computers. website.

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verb (used with object)

sited, siting

1. to place in or provide with a site; locate.

2. to put in position for operation, as artillery.

   to site a cannon.

site British  

/ saɪt /

noun

1. 1. the piece of land where something was, is, or is intended to be located

      a building site

      archaeological site

   2. ( as modifier )

      site office

2. an internet location where information relating to a specific subject or group of subjects can be accessed

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verb

1. (tr) to locate, place, or install (something) in a specific place

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

It is targeting 10 sites with a first sale expected in the first half of this year.

From Barron's

“The Polymarket prediction markets site sees a 62% chance of the U.S. striking Iran before the end of March,” the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal

Heraeus Medical, which supplies around three-quarters of the bone cement used by the NHS, had to temporarily halt production at its main site in Germany last week.

From BBC

The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism describes how Russian agents poured green paint over Jewish sites and deposited pig heads in front of mosques in Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet, in recent years, the museum has also found itself grappling with a succession of disruptions that have exposed the challenges of managing one of the world’s most prominent cultural sites.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• ground
• home
• location
• scene
• section
• spot
• station