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”). === Pronunciation === === Adverb === vor Ort (mining) on site; at the excavation site Synonym: unter Tage (by extension, slightly informal) on site, locally