on-site

adverb or adjective

: at a particular place especially of business
printed on-site
on-site day care
on-site inspections
on-site parking

Examples of on-site in a Sentence

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In 1995, Waters chose a public middle school in Berkeley as the flagship for her nonprofit, The Edible Schoolyard Project, in which students tend to on-site gardens and learn to grow and cook their own vegetables, fruits, and herbs. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025 The ride system manufacturer and an independent, third-party roller coaster engineering expert conducted their own on-site testing of the vehicle. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025 Right now, it’s double discounted with an on-site coupon in time for Prime Day. Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025 And while the money (and TV impressions) kept rolling right in, the hunger for on-site experiences didn’t show any sign of lagging. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on-site

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of on-site was in 1946

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“On-site.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-site. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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