building site
(construction) 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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On today's podcast: 🏘️ Residents say their lives are being made a misery by dust from a building site 🚁 Concerns over aviation fuel prices for air ambulance charity 🦁 Endangered lions arrive at wildlife park 🌈…
Stuck in a Pizza Pilgrims because some kids are throwing heavy equipment from a building site opposite and the police won’t let us leave. Have ordered another ice tea.
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(construction) The site, the place where a building is located, is currently under construction, or shall be constructed (including structures other than buildings).
“On today's podcast: 🏘️ Residents say their lives are being made a misery by dust from a building site 🚁 Concerns over aviation fuel prices for air ambulance charity 🦁 Endangered lions arrive at wildlife park 🌈 Pride line-up revealed for 10th anniversary”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(figuratively) A messy, disorganized area.
“Stuck in a Pizza Pilgrims because some kids are throwing heavy equipment from a building site opposite and the police won’t let us leave. Have ordered another ice tea.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(archaeology) The site of a former structure, indicated by an assemblage of features, artifacts or debris, remote-sensing data, or historic records (e.g., deed records).
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