site

A place where something is, happens, or is planned to be built.

• Workers arrived at the building site.
• We visited the site of the ancient city.
• They are looking for a site for their factory.

How to use it: site of something (This is the site of the old hospital.); site for something (They chose a site for the new library.)

Similar words: place, location

Common phrases: building site, construction site, site of something, original site

A set of connected pages on the internet that you can visit using one address.

• I found a useful site.
• This site sells books and games.
• Have you visited our new site yet?

Similar words: website

Common phrases: visit a site, shopping site, news site

An area of ground chosen or prepared for a particular building or permanent use.

• They chose a site for the church.
• The factory site has already been prepared.
• Is this a suitable site for a hospital?

How to use it: site for something (The council approved a site for the school.)

Similar words: plot, location

Common phrases: site for something, factory site, suitable site

To choose where a building or other structure will be placed.

• They sited the school near the park.
• The new hospital is sited on a hill.
• Where should we site the wind turbines?

How to use it: site something on/in/near something (They plan to site the factory near the river.)

Similar words: locate, place, situate

Common phrases: site a building, site something near, site a factory, site something on