vor Ort

German

Etymology

A fixed expression, originally from Bergmannssprache (“mining terminology”), literally, “in front of the end of the shaft”, or more loosely translated as “at the quarry site”; see Ort (mining) n. In folk etymology, commonly reanalyzed as being composed of Ort m (“place”).

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Adverb

vor Ort

  1. (mining) on site; at the excavation site
    Synonym: unter Tage
  2. (by extension, slightly informal) on site, locally
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