fieldwork

[ feeld-wurk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

fieldwork

/ ˈfiːldˌwɜːk /

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

First recorded in 1735–45; field + work

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

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

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

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

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

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

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