• Fieldwork

    Pronunciation

    • US IPA: /fɪəldwɝk/
    • Rhymes: -ɜː(r)k

    Full definition of fieldwork

    Noun

    fieldwork

    (countable and uncountable; plural fieldworks)
    1. (uncountable) work done, or observations made out in the real world rather than in controlled conditionsI thought the fieldwork in the course I was taking was going to be hard, but it was just interviewing people.That well Bob set up last weekend was some good fieldwork.
    2. (countable) A temporary fortification built by troopsBilly's out building some fieldwork so that our enemies don't walk right over us.
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