site

site
1. noun /saɪt/
a) The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position; as, the site of a city or of a house.

A more full and exact description of the Countrie, and Narration of the nature, site, and commodities, together with a true Historie of the great deliuerance of Sir Thomas Gates and his companie vpon them, which was the first discouerie of them.

b) A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation; as, a site for a church.
2. verb /saɪt/
To situate or place a building.

The U.K. government is dusting off an alternative plan to site the center at a military outfit such as Porton Down.

See Also: situate, situation

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  • site — [ sit ] n. m. • 1576, par l it. sito « place, position » 1302; du lat. situs 1 ♦ Paysage (considéré du point de vue de l esthétique, du pittoresque). Site grandiose. « Cette colonnade inscrit le sanctuaire juste comme il faut dans le site qui lui …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Site R — ist eine weitgehend geheime unterirdische Einrichtung der US amerikanischen Regierung im Berg Raven Rock in Pennsylvania, der sich etwa 14 km östlich von Waynesboro und rund 10 km nord nordöstlich von Camp David befindet. Heutige Funktionen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Site — Site, n. [L. situs, fr. sinere, situm, to let, p. p. situs placed, lying, situate: cf. F. site. Cf. {Position}.] 1. The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position; as, the site of a city or of a house. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Site — 〈[ saıt] f. 10; EDV〉 Bildschirmseite (im Internet) (WebSite) [engl., eigtl. „Stelle, Stätte“] * * * Site [sa̮it ], die; , s [engl. site, ↑ Website] (EDV): Kurzf. von ↑ Website. * * * SITE   [saɪ …   Universal-Lexikon

  • site — m. site. Site arquelogic, site oèb : site archéologique ; site web …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • site — [sīt] n. [ME < L situs, position, situation < pp. of sinere, to put down, permit, allow < IE base * sei , to cast out, let fall: see SIDE] 1. a piece of land considered from the standpoint of its use for some specified purpose [a good… …   English World dictionary

  • site — (izg. sȃjt) m <N mn ovi> DEFINICIJA inform. skup svih web stranica povezanih u cjelinu (vizualno i sadržajno) (npr. www.hrvatski turizam.hr) [modni site; site Ministarstva znanosti i tehnologije]; stranica ETIMOLOGIJA engl …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • site — [pron. SAIT] s. n. spaţiu în care sunt situate informaţii pe reţeaua de internet. (< engl. site) Trimis de raduborza, 16.03.2009. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • Site — 〈 [saıt] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: s; EDV〉 Bildschirmseite (im Internet); WebSite [Etym.: engl., eigtl. »Stelle, Stätte«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Site — [ sait, engl. sʌit] die; , s <aus engl. site »Standort, Stelle«> Kurzform von ↑Website …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • site — place or position occupied by something, late 14c., from Anglo Fr. site, from L. situs place, position, from si , root of sinere let, leave alone, permit …   Etymology dictionary

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