fieldwork

CEFRC1

/ˈfiːldwɜːk/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Practical work done outside a classroom or laboratory.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.

Examples

  • Benedito's research involves fieldwork and laboratory experiments.

  • She fell in love with fieldwork studying lizards in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfildwɝk/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).

  2. Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions.

  3. A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.

More examples

In context

  • Besides the bookkeeping and marketing, there's a ton of fieldwork to get done this week.

  • That well Bob set up last weekend was some good fieldwork.

  • The days now were occupied in field work and more field work; he cleared new bits of ground, getting out roots and stones; plowing, manuring, harrowing, working with pick and spade, breaking lumps of soil and crumbling them with hand and heel; a tiller of the...

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Origin

noun

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