fieldwork
Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farmWork done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
» Benedito's research involves fieldwork and laboratory experiments.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable)Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
Besides the bookkeeping and marketing, there's a ton of fieldwork to get done this week.
полевы́е рабо́тыpolevýje rabóty
(uncountable)Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions.
That well Bob set up last weekend was some good fieldwork.
(countable, uncountable)The collection of raw data in the field.
I thought the fieldwork in the course I was taking was going to be hard, but it was just interviewing people.
Feldforschung
полевые работыpolevyje raboty, полевое исследованиеpolevoje issledovanije
(countable, rare)A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.
Billy's out building some fieldwork so that our enemies don't walk right over us.
a temporary fortification built by troops in the field
Examples
2 sentencesBenedito's research involves fieldwork and laboratory experiments.
She fell in love with fieldwork studying lizards in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English *felde-werk (found in plural felde werkes), equivalent to field + workFrom Middle English *felde-werk (found in plural felde werkes), equivalent to field + work.
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Forms
plural: fieldworksSynonyms
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable