fieldwork

[ feeld-wurk ]

noun

1. Also field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing:

   archaeological fieldwork.

2. Fortification. a temporary fortification constructed in the field.

fieldwork

/ ˈfiːldˌwɜːk /

noun

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

Other Words From

• fieldworker field-worker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fieldwork¹

First recorded in 1735–45; field + work

Example Sentences

Moreover, the biologists say, its protection from development has provided a rare chance to do fieldwork nine miles from downtown Washington.

From Washington Post

That potential for personal connections helps explain hitchhiking’s appeal, agreed Laviolette, whose own hitchhiking experiences became part of his fieldwork.

From Washington Post

The guidelines still recommend replacing fieldwork with distanced alternatives whenever possible.

From Science News

The following summer she did fieldwork in fishing and agricultural villages in Bahia, Brazil.

From MIT Technology Review

I’ve observed that directly in my fieldwork, and have heard the same from long-term militia members who say it dates back to the beginnings of the movement in the early 1990s.

From No Straight News

Limitations aside, the survey is the first attempt at collecting data on sexual harassment and assault in fieldwork.

From The Daily Beast

By fieldwork you mean attached to your field stations, of which I believe there are 65 in the United States?

From Project Gutenberg

Strong and healthy, neither wind nor rain interfered with her fieldwork in botany or paleontology.

From Project Gutenberg

After a series has been taken at each station, the fieldwork is complete.

From Project Gutenberg

Once the triangle has been laid out, the fieldwork is very simple.

From Project Gutenberg

He now devoted himself to palaeontological studies, and to fieldwork in various parts of Germany, Italy and France.

From Project Gutenberg