field work

British  

noun

1. an investigation or search for material, data, etc, made in the field as opposed to the classroom, laboratory, or official headquarters

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Other Word Forms

• field worker
  noun

Example Sentences

The team combined field work, seismic and satellite data to reconstruct a domino chain of events and trace the height of the wave.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

All the field work we do points to absolute global adoption starting at the board level—not the IT level, where we usually saw past tech trends start.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

“As an avid recreationist and a wildlife biologist that does field work, I often hear wildlife before I see them, so this is a really important point.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2024

Predominantly doing field work in French Polynesia, Rummer works in the world's largest shark sanctuary which "provides an ideal environment for studying and protecting shark populations without fishing pressures."

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

In the summers he came home to take his father’s place in the fields, for cabin rent had to be paid with field work.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong