worksite

[ wurk-sahyt ]

noun

1. a location used for work, especially construction or manual labor: tobacco-free worksites.

   industrial worksites;

   tobacco-free worksites.

adjective

1. of or relating to a location used for work: worksite perks.

   worksite safety;

   worksite perks.

Word History and Origins

Origin of worksite¹

First recorded in 1890–95; work ( def ) + site ( def )

Example Sentences

As a group, we hiked 10 minutes up to the worksite, carrying our tools; I brought up the rear toting an aluminum ladder.

From Seattle Times

She hiked uphill from her riverside worksite and beheld a vista of sheer mountain slopes unbroken by rivers or streams.

From Science Daily

I still have a photo from a family trip in the 1930s to the worksite for Grand Coulee Dam in Eastern Washington — a beautiful lacework of steel in the sky.

From Seattle Times

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the report, which it said represented findings of a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection that included a worksite exposure assessment, coworker and next-of-kin interviews, medical record reviews, and collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

From Washington Times

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the report, which it said represented findings of a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection that included a worksite exposure assessment, coworker and next-of-kin interviews, medical record reviews, and collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

From Seattle Times