fieldwork
See also: field work
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English *felde-werk (found in plural felde werkes), equivalent to field + work.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /fɪəldwɝk/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)k
Noun
fieldwork (countable and uncountable, plural fieldworks)
- (uncountable) work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions
- That well Bob set up last weekend was some good fieldwork.
- (in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
- I thought the fieldwork in the course I was taking was going to be hard, but it was just interviewing people.
- (countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field.
- Billy's out building some fieldwork so that our enemies don't walk right over us.
Translations
collection of raw data
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temporary fortification
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