site

Universal Words noun, verb noun 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.