(on construction site)

  • 21construction — noun 1 BUILDINGS/ROADS ETC (U) the process or method of building large buildings, bridges, roads etc: Local labor is used in the construction of the dam. | the construction industry | construction site (=the place where something is being… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22Construction foreman — A construction foreman is the worker or tradesman who is in charge of a construction crew. While traditionally this role has been assumed by a senior male worker, the title in the modern sense is gender non specific in intent. Normally the… …

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  • 23site — ▪ I. site site 1 [saɪt] noun [countable] 1. PROPERTY an area of ground that is used or is going to be used for a particular purpose: • On any building site, falling is the most frequent type of accident. • The Sunnyvale City Council last week… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 24site — 01. The government is looking for a [site] on which to build a new school in this area. 02. The government has just announced the [site] of the new science museum. 03. You are not allowed onto the construction [site] unless you are wearing a… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 25site — site1 W2 [saıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin situs, from sinere to leave, put ] 1.) a place where something important or interesting happened ▪ an archaeological site site of ▪ The house is built on the site of a medieval… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26site — I UK [saɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms site : singular site plural sites ** 1) an area of land where something is being built or could be built a construction site The local town plan identifies potential sites for new development. on/off… …

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  • 27site — n. a battlefield; camping; construction site * * * [saɪt] camping construction site a battlefield …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 28site — site1 [ saıt ] noun count ** 1. ) an area of land where something is being built or could be built: a construction site The local town plan identifies potential sites for new development. on/off site (=in or not in the area where a building is… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29site — 1 noun (C) 1 a place where something important or interesting happened: an archaeological site (+ of): the site of the Battle of Waterloo 2 an area of ground where something is being built or will be built: a construction site (+ of): the site of …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30site*/*/*/ — [saɪt] noun [C] I 1) an area of land where something is being built or could be built a construction site[/ex] 2) a place where something interesting or important happened We visited the site of the Battle of Bosworth.[/ex] 3) a place used for a… …

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