fieldwork

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions.
The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.

/ˈfiːldwɜːk/ /ˈfildwɝk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fieldwork.wav

fieldwork fieldworks field work

From Middle English *felde-werk (found in plural felde werkes), equivalent to field + work.

outwork

fieldhand field test field trip in the field

Dutch: veldwerk Finnish: peltotyö French: travaux des champs Old English: æcerweorc Polish: praca na roli Russian: полевы́е рабо́ты

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