(~s, siting, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a piece of ground that is used for a particular purpose or where a particular thing happens.
He became a hod carrier on a building ~.
...a bat sanctuary with special nesting ~s...
N-COUNT: oft n N
2.
The ~ of an important event is the place where it happened.
Scientists have described the Aral sea as the ~ of the worst ecological disaster on earth...
N-COUNT: usu the N of n
3.
A ~ is a piece of ground where something such as a statue or building stands or used to stand.
...the ~ of Moses’ tomb.
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4.
A ~ is the same as a web~ .
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5.
If something is ~d in a particular place or position, it is put there or built there.
He said chemical weapons had never been ~d in Germany.
...a damp, old castle, romantically ~d on a river estuary.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed prep/adv, V-ed
siting
...controls on the siting of gas storage vessels.
N-SING: usu the N of n
6.
If someone or something is on ~, they are in a particular area or group of buildings where people work, study, or stay.
It is cheaper to have extra building work done when the builder is on ~.
PHRASE
7.
If someone or something is off ~, they are away from a particular area or group of buildings where people work, study, or stay.
There is ample car parking off ~.
PHRASE