fieldwork

American  

[feeld-wurk] / ˈfildˌwɜrk /

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.

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fieldwork British  

/ ˈfiːldˌwɜːk /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• field-worker
  noun
• fieldworker
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of fieldwork

First recorded in 1735–45; field + work

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

fieldwork

As a result of the three-day hold, the research team has extended the expedition time to complete its fieldwork and has yet to indicate whether they had found any promising evidence of Earhart's plane.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

BAS, which led this new research, says it is "one of the most extreme places in the world to undertake fieldwork".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Julian Hirsch, 28, who is finishing a Ph.D. in archaeology at Hebrew University, made aliyah this year because his fieldwork doesn’t exist anywhere else at comparable scale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"This discovery illustrates why fieldwork remains indispensable to understanding life's history," said the study's lead author Andres Giallombardo, who found the specimen as a graduate student on a Museum-sponsored expedition in 2004.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The members met twice a month from November until June, when virtually all of them went off to spend the summer doing fieldwork.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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