1 a place where a building, town, etc. was, is or will be situated:
the site of a sixteenth century abbey * to work on a building / construction site * A site has been chosen for the new school. * All the materials are on site so that work can start immediately.
2 a place where sth has happened or that is used for sth:
the site of the battle * an archaeological site * a camping / caravan site
3 (computing) a place on the Internet where a company, an organization, a university, etc. puts information:
a web site
verb [VN+adv./prep.] [oftenpassive] to build or place sth in a particular position:
There was a meeting to discuss the siting of the new school. * The castle is magnificently sited high up on a cliff.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is site a noun, verb, or something else?
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