worksite
noun
work·site
ˈwərk-ˌsīt 
variants
or work site
plural worksites or work sites
1
: a place where construction, demolition, renovation, or repair work is in progress
The course will make site workers aware of the differences between disaster sites and regular construction or demolition worksites …—
North Country Now (Potsdam, New York)
North Country Now (Potsdam, New York)"We have started to install erosion controls at the worksite off of Oakdale Avenue and crews have completed the installation of one rock entrance to the worksite …," said Energy Transfer spokesperson Joe Massaro.—Damon C. Williams
Damon C. WilliamsThe new, permanent repairs will consist of removing the two existing bridge spans and installing two new ones. … Crews will also replace gravel and rails as well as perform some minor resurfacing at the work site.—Christopher Cann
Christopher CannMHBA [=Manitoba Home Builder's Association] renovator members take worksite safety just as seriously.—Lanny McInnes
Lanny McInnes2
: a place (such as an office or factory) where people work : workplace
The … survey covers 131,000 businesses and government agencies which make up 670,000 worksites …—Nathan DiCamillo
Nathan DiCamillo… large numbers of employees have only a virtual presence at their worksites.—The Victoria (British Columbia) Times Colonist
The Victoria (British Columbia) Times ColonistExamples of worksite in a Sentence
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Questions are swirling in the mid-Cape town after a trench collapsed at the worksite in the area of 152 South Shore Drive in South Yarmouth, the address of The Skipper Restaurant and Chowder House, last Tuesday, killing one Revoli worker and injuring two others.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
No astronauts or cosmonauts were injured or killed on the worksite, and though the Columbia disaster took place in 2003, during the construction period, that crew’s mission was entirely science-based and did not include a visit to the station.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Also loving my colorful Merry People Bobbi Boots on worksites.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Videos over the months have shown ICE agents wearing face coverings and plainclothes, driving unmarked cars and swarming worksites and streets during their deportation operations.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
No astronauts or cosmonauts were injured or killed on the worksite, and though the Columbia disaster took place in 2003, during the construction period, that crew’s mission was entirely science-based and did not include a visit to the station.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Also loving my colorful Merry People Bobbi Boots on worksites.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Videos over the months have shown ICE agents wearing face coverings and plainclothes, driving unmarked cars and swarming worksites and streets during their deportation operations.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Worksite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worksite. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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