fieldwork

[ feeld-wurk ]

/ ˈfildˌwɜrk /

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.

Words nearby fieldwork

fieldpiece, fields, fields, w. c., fieldsman, fieldstone, fieldwork, fiend, fiendish, fiennes, fier, fierce

Origin of fieldwork

First recorded in 1735–45; field + work

OTHER WORDS FROM fieldwork

field·work·er, field-work·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
After a series has been taken at each station, the fieldwork is complete.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
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
Strong and healthy, neither wind nor rain interfered with her fieldwork in botany or paleontology.
Woman in Science|John Augustine Zahm

Once the triangle has been laid out, the fieldwork is very simple.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|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

British Dictionary definitions for fieldwork

fieldwork

/ (ˈfiːldˌwɜːk) /

noun

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

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