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I've had an unbelievable life. I've been very lucky. You do create your own luck too, you know? I never forget where I'm from. Whenever I pass a building site or see somebody digging a ditch, I always think, 'That's real work.'
Liam Neeson

Meaning of "building site" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUILDING SITE

building site  [ˈbɪldɪŋ saɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUILDING SITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Building site is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUILDING SITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of building site in the English dictionary

The definition of building site in the dictionary is construction site; area on which building is going on.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUILDING SITE


anthracite
ˈænθrəˌsaɪt
cite
saɪt
excite
ɪkˈsaɪt
eyesight
ˈaɪˌsaɪt
fansite
ˈfænsaɪt
foresight
ˈfɔːˌsaɪt
hindsight
ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt
homesite
ˈhəʊmˌsaɪt
incite
ɪnˈsaɪt
insight
ˈɪnˌsaɪt
lucite
ˈluːsaɪt
lymphocyte
ˈlɪmfəʊˌsaɪt
on-site
ˌɒnˈsaɪt
out-of-sight
ˌaʊtəvˈsaɪt
oversight
ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt
parasite
ˈpærəˌsaɪt
recite
rɪˈsaɪt
sight
saɪt
site
saɪt
website
ˈwɛbˌsaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUILDING SITE

builddown
builder
building
building and loan association
building block
building contractor
building industry
building labourer
building land
building line
building materials
building paper
building permit
building plot
building society
building trade
building trades
building worker
building works
buildings insurance

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUILDING SITE

active site
anti-social networking site
auction site
black site
bomb site
brownfield site
camp site
caravan site
construction site
crash site
greenfield site
heritage site
internet site
landfill site
mirror site
picnic site
pilgrimage site
sacred site
social networking site
visite

Synonyms and antonyms of building site in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «building site» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUILDING SITE

Find out the translation of building site to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of building site from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «building site» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

建筑工地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obra
570 millions of speakers

English

building site
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निर्माण स्थल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَوْقِع البِناء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

строительная площадка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

local de obras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিল্ডিং সাইট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chantier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tapak bangunan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Baustelle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

建設現場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

건축 부지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Situs bangunan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công trường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டிட கட்டுமானபகுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इमारत साइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

inşaat alanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cantiere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plac budowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

будівельний майданчик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șantier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εργοτάξιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bouperseel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

byggarbetsplats
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

byggeplass
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of building site

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUILDING SITE»

The term «building site» is regularly used and occupies the 55.081 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUILDING SITE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «building site» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «building site» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about building site

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5 QUOTES WITH «BUILDING SITE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word building site.
1
Alexis Denisof
I was dishwasher, then promoted to chef in a local kitchen in a restaurant in Seattle, and I was working on a building site as well, putting in insulation and painting houses, and then doing some classes at a community college nearby.
2
Martin Filler
One of the most persistent yet elusive dreams of the Modern Movement in architecture has been prefabrication: industrially made structures that can be assembled at a building site.
3
Jane Gardam
Stories of all lengths and depths come from different parts of the cave. For a novel, you must lay in mental, physical and spiritual provision as for a siege or for a time of hectic explosions, while a short story is, or can be, a steady, timed flame like the lighting of a blow lamp on a building site full of dry tinder.
4
Nick Mason
Watching something being constructed, whether you're passing a building site or whether you're watching an artist at work, is fascinating, and I think that's the enjoyment.
5
Liam Neeson
I've had an unbelievable life. I've been very lucky. You do create your own luck too, you know? I never forget where I'm from. Whenever I pass a building site or see somebody digging a ditch, I always think, 'That's real work.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUILDING SITE»

Discover the use of building site in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to building site and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How It Happens at the Building Site
Describes how a house is built from the ground up.
Jenna Anderson, Robert L. Wolfe, Diane Wolfe, 2004
2
From drawing board to building site: working conditions, ...
From Drawing Board to Building Site
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 1991
3
Site Management of Building Services Contractors
Despite finding the addition of another layer of management irksome the building site manager is to be encouraged to find out how satisfied the PM is with the building services design. Questions along the following lines should be asked: • Is ...
Jim Wild, 2002
4
Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction
3 see location. site access, site road; either a road which permits access from a public right of way to a private plot, a point of access for vehicles entering a building site, or a temporary road on the building site itself. site accommodation, site ...
Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi, 2008
5
Construction Print Reading
In more crowded areas finding a building site that is desirable in regard to all these factors is usually difficult. In this case, it may be necessary to compromise and choose what is most important to the occupant. TWO STORY HOUSE RANCH ...
Leonard Koel, 1999
6
A Guide to Historic Missoula
Hellgate High School (site 152) 42, 135 Herzog House (site 69) 99 Hesdorffer House (site 168) 143 Higgins Avenue Bridge (site 51) 16,38,116, 117 Higgins Block/Higgins Western Bank Building (site 32) 27, 28, 60-62 Hines House (site 126) ...
Allan James Mathews, 2002
7
Housebuilding: A Do-It-Yourself Guide
... the surface of the adhesive that's easy to follow. Another old-fashioned but very worthwhile (and inexpensive) tool is the water level. TRADITIONAL TRANSITS Both the level and the level-transit are used 43 LAYING OUT THE BUILDING SITE.
R. J. DeCristoforo, 2003
8
British Qualifications: A Complete Guide to Educational, ...
... South Bank; Ulster Level 3: Building Services Engineering; Building Services Engineering - Estimating; Building Services Engineering - Supervision; Building Site Supervision; Building Site Supervision and Site Management; Building Site ...
Kogan Page, 2004
9
University of Michigan Official Publication
East Engineering Building Site City LoU. East Hall Site Acres, Ferry Field (Menrs Athletic Field) Acres, South Ferry Field City Lot. Forest Avenue Property City Lots, General Service Building Site City Lots, Health Service Building Site City LoU, ...
10
Simplified Building Design for Wind and Earthquake Forces
8.1 BUILDING/SITE RELATIONS For buildings that sit on the ground, an objective for design is to support the building so that it does not move after its initial construction. In a technical sense, this is not possible, since any stress developed in ...
James Ambrose, Dimitry Vergun, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUILDING SITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term building site is used in the context of the following news items.
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Great Tew Estate workman rescued from hole
A workman has been rescued after falling down a deep hole on a building site in Oxfordshire. Fire crews, including a specialist rescue team, ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Wedding couples face city centre building site headache
BRIDES-TO-BE may have to negotiate a building site before they can ... “It could cost the council, as the area could resemble a building site at ... «Dunfermline Press, Jul 15»
3
Construction of 7-star hotel suspended mid-project under mysterious …
Construction of 7-star hotel suspended mid-project under mysterious circumstances, building site is a blot on the landscape. hainan-hotel-1.jpg. «Shanghaiist, Jul 15»
4
Myanmar labourer dies after iron rod falls on him at building site
PETALING JAYA: Barely a day after an Indonesian worker was crushed to death at a construction site, a Myanmar labourer died after an iron ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
5
Mixer stolen from building site
A YELLOW mixer with a green Lister diesel engine, four solid rubber wheels with turn table handle and towing eye has been stolen from a building site in ... «Evesham Journal, Jul 15»
6
Skulls and bones discovered at Beverley building site could date …
DISCOVERY: The building site at Low Friars, off Albert Terrace in Beverley. Picture: Peter Harbour. Skulls and bones discovered at Beverley ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Thieves strike at Isle of Wight building site
An Isle of Wight spokesman said: "Thieves entered the McCarthy and Stone building site at the former Staddlestones Garage in Church Road, ... «Isle of Wight County Press, Jul 15»
8
Inquest rules man's death at St Albans building site 'accidental'
Robert Shore, of Mimms Hall Road, Potters Bar, died after a concrete block landed on him at a building site in Oaklands Lane, Smallford, ... «Herts Advertiser, Jul 15»
9
Appeal after £16k of tools stolen from building site
Thieves entered the McCarthy and Stone building site at the Former Straddlestones Garage in Church Road, near Bembridge, overnight between 5.30pm on ... «Daily Echo, Jul 15»
10
Shoddy building practices rife in Auckland, building inspectors say
At one building site, the concrete foundation slab for the house was poured too small. The next tradesman came along and built the framing ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»

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