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)

, sit·ed, sit·ing.

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 Words From

• inter·site adjective
• re·site verb (used with object) resited resiting

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

The site gained attention in recent weeks after bettors put Trump's odds of winning the Nov. 5 presidential election sharply higher than those of Vice President Kamala Harris, despite opinion polls that showed a much closer race.

From Salon

The Onion, a satirical news site that satirizes current affairs and the journalists who cover it, said on Thursday that it had won the bankruptcy auction to control Infowars and other media outlets founded by Alex Jones, a far-right peddler of conspiracy theories.

From Salon

Penske was on the board of the short-lived Ontario Motor Speedway in the 1970s, then built the California Speedway on the site of the Kaiser Steel mill in 1994.

From Los Angeles Times

By some accounts, he wanted a snack, but after briefly going into the store filled with Hispanic shoppers, he returned to his car, posted a vitriolic 2,400-word manifesto to the extremist social media site 8chan and got the gun.

From Salon

Cox, who had never heard of VDare, dove into the site, finding a trove of pseudoscientific articles on such subjects as measuring skull sizes and comparing Northern European and African head shapes to determine intelligence.

From Salon

Related Words

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