Synonyms

field work

British

noun

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

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UN staff have been largely unable to carry out field work and UN agencies are having difficulty retrieving aid shipments from Havana's airports.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Sikich manages field work for the project and is considered an expert on lions in the region.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

Anthropology requires a lot of field work and a lot of interviewing and I always felt awkward approaching total strangers.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2024

“He was quite up himself… so he wasn't a particularly popular person, but he was reasonably good at his job,” says John Pomeroy, who organised research field work for Crocodylus Park.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024

By the time Lafayette began his field work in Selma, he had been arrested during Freedom Rides and sit-ins at least ten times.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

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