building site

noun

The site, the place where a building is located, is currently under construction, or shall be constructed (including structures other than buildings).

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construction sitevacant lot
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Meanings

nounbuilding site (plural building sites)

plural building sites

  1. businessThe site, the place where a building is located, is currently under construction, or shall be constructed (including structures other than buildings).

    Amid confusion over whether it was appropriate for any building sites to remain open, Cabinet Minister Michael Gove said some construction workers could continue to work but that they should "exercise some common sense" and continue to practise social distancing.

    2020 April 8, “Network News: Crossrail heads the construction projects placed on hold”, in RAIL, page 13

    Synonyms: construction site

  2. archaeologyThe site of a former structure, indicated by an assemblage of features, artifacts or debris, remote-sensing data, or historic records (e.g., deed records).
  3. figurativelyA messy, disorganized area.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe site, the place where a building is located, is currently under construction, or shall be constructed (including structures other than buildings).

Similar
construction site

More synonyms by meaning

nouna lot on which there are no permanent buildings

Similar
vacant lot
Broader
lot
Also see
construction sitevacant lot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian строителен обект, строителна площадка
  • строителен обект (stroitelen obekt)place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
  • строителна площадка (stroitelna ploštadka)place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
  • строеж (stroež)place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
Chinese Mandarin 施工重地, 建築工地 /建筑工地
  • 施工重地 (shīgōng zhòngdì)place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
  • 建築工地 /建筑工地 (jiànzhù gōngdì)place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
  • 工地 (gōngdì)place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
  • 遺址 /遗址 (yízhǐ)archeology: site of a former structure
  • 古跡 /古迹 (gǔjì)archeology: site of a former structure
  • 一片狼藉 (yīpiàn lángjí)messy, disorganized area
Danish byggeplads
  • byggepladsplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
Finnish rakennuspaikka, rakennustyömaa
  • rakennuspaikkaplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
  • rakennustyömaaplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
  • rakennuspaikkaarcheology: site of a former structure
  • rakennustyömaamessy, disorganized area
French chantier
  • chantierplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
German Baustelle
  • Baustelleplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
Greek εργοτάξιο, οικοδομή
  • εργοτάξιο (ergotáxio)place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
  • οικοδομή (oikodomí)place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
  • γιαπί (giapí)place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
Hungarian építési terület
  • építési területplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
Italian cantiere
  • cantiereplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
Lithuanian statýbvietė
  • statýbvietėplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
Norwegian Bokmål byggeplass
  • byggeplassplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
Polish plac budowy, budowa
  • plac budowyplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
  • budowaplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
Portuguese canteiro de obras
  • canteiro de obrasplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
Romanian șantier
  • șantierplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
Russian строи́тельная площа́дка, стройплоща́дка
  • строи́тельная площа́дка (stroítelʹnaja ploščádka)place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
  • стройплоща́дка (strojploščádka)place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
Spanish obra
  • obraplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
Swedish anlägg, bygge
  • anläggplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
  • byggeplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
  • byggarbetsplatsplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
  • nybyggeplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
  • lokalarcheology: site of a former structure
  • boplatsarcheology: site of a former structure
  • husgrundarcheology: site of a former structure
  • röramessy, disorganized area
Turkish şantiye
  • şantiyeplace where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected
Cite this entry
APA

building site. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/building%20site

MLA

“building site.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/building%20site. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “building site,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/building%20site.

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