site

[sahyt]

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.

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

/ 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

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• intersite adjective
• resite verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of site¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of site¹

C14: from Latin situs situation, from sinere to be placed

Example Sentences

They weren’t on the site of the explosion, Davis said.

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The West’s missile detection in the Arctic currently relies on early warning systems at Pituffik and other radar sites across Alaska and northern Canada.

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Migrants reportedly have been detained at Chicago-area construction sites, near a university building, along strip malls and outside schools.

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More than 300 state and local first responders have been searching the site since Friday morning and have not found any survivors, Sheriff Davis said on Saturday.

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He said staff from several federal agencies including the FBI have been sent to the blast site to help with the investigation.

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Related Words

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