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English
Etymology
From Middle English *felde-werk (found in plural felde werkes), equivalent to field + work.
Pronunciation
Noun
fieldwork (countable and uncountable, plural fieldworks)
- (uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
- Synonym: outwork
Besides the bookkeeping and marketing, there's a ton of fieldwork to get done this week.
- (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; a defensive earthwork in the field.
- Coordinate term: outwork
Billy's out building some fieldwork so that our enemies don't walk right over us.
Translations
(agriculture) work done out in the fields