oversite
adjective, noun
oversite is an adjective meaning “Laid over the ground, or built above an existing site” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled O-V-E-R-S-I-T-E.
What does oversite mean?
adjective
- 1
Laid over the ground, or built above an existing site.
noun
- 1
A layer of concrete underneath the ground floor of a building, as a seal
- 2
An oversite slab, a slab on grade, a flat, solid layer of concrete laid over prepared ground, usually serving as a base for flooring or for pouring the reinforced concrete floor slab (base plate).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of oversite
- oversites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
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Oversite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a first (thin) protective layer of concrete underneath the flooring or floor sla:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Sauberkeitsschicht, Unterbeton |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does oversite come from?
From over- + site.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).