vor Ort

Meaning

1. on site; at the excavation site
2. (broadly) on site, locally

Concepts

on site

at the face

on-site

Synonyms

hiesig

lokal

regional

Vor-Ort…

hier am Ort

hier in der Gegend

hier in der Ecke

hier anzutreffen

Translations

in situ

sur place

in situ

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”).