fieldwork
noun
field·work
ˈfēld-ˌwərk 
1
: a temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the field
2
: work done in the field (as by students) to gain practical experience and knowledge through firsthand observation
3
: the gathering of anthropological or sociological data through the interviewing and observation of subjects in the field
Examples of fieldwork in a Sentence
an anthropologist who has done fieldwork in the South Pacific
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But with fieldwork costly and orca hunts difficult to predict, gathering more data will take time.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
In 2022, the International Space Station Archaeological Project also carried out the first archaeological fieldwork off the Earth, an experiment designed by my collaborator, Alice Gorman.
—Justin St. P. Walsh, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025
Some ships also host scientists onboard who are doing fieldwork and testing emerging technologies, and who may offer lectures on their research.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025
Margaris is an anthropological archaeologist whose fieldwork has taken her to such destinations as Turkey, Israel, Denmark, the US Southwest, and Alaska.
—JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
In 2022, the International Space Station Archaeological Project also carried out the first archaeological fieldwork off the Earth, an experiment designed by my collaborator, Alice Gorman.
—Justin St. P. Walsh, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025
Some ships also host scientists onboard who are doing fieldwork and testing emerging technologies, and who may offer lectures on their research.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025
Margaris is an anthropological archaeologist whose fieldwork has taken her to such destinations as Turkey, Israel, Denmark, the US Southwest, and Alaska.
—JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fieldwork
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“Fieldwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fieldwork. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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