vor Ort

Meaning

1. on site; at the excavation site
2. on site, locally

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”).

Sentences

Es gibt mehrere Vereine vor Ort .

There are several clubs on site.