fieldwork

[feeld-wurk]

noun

Also field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing: archaeological fieldwork.

Fortification. a temporary fortification constructed in the field.

Origin of fieldwork

First recorded in 1735–45; field + work

Related formsfield·work·er, field-work·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for fieldwork

Contemporary Examples of fieldwork

Limitations aside, the survey is the first attempt at collecting data on sexual harassment and assault in fieldwork.
Two-Thirds of These Female Scientists Say They’ve Been Sexually Harassed
Brandy Zadrozny
July 16, 2014

Historical Examples of fieldwork

After a series has been taken at each station, the fieldwork is complete.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2
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Once the triangle has been laid out, the fieldwork is very simple.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2
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He now devoted himself to palaeontological studies, and to fieldwork in various parts of Germany, Italy and France.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3
Various
By fieldwork you mean attached to your field stations, of which I believe there are 65 in the United States?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Strong and healthy, neither wind nor rain interfered with her fieldwork in botany or paleontology.
Woman in Science
John Augustine Zahm

British Dictionary definitions for fieldwork

fieldwork

noun

military a temporary structure used in defending or fortifying a place or position

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