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Examples of field guide in a Sentence
a field guide to the birds
Recent Examples on the Web
Like many other libraries in the Bay Area, Santa Clara City also offers hiking backpacks, which hold fun and practical items such as binoculars, bird and wildflower field guides, a compass, magnifying lenses and more.
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 14 July 2024
Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
As an early teen confronting the prospect of being drafted into the Vietnam War, one of his concerns was where to find a field guide to birds in the country.
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Benjamin P. Russell, New York Times, 8 May 2024
The Kentucky Bourbon Trail will continue to honor passports and field guides purchased and registered before July 1, 2024, and until July 1, 2025.
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near field guide
Cite this Entry
“Field guide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20guide. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
field guide
noun
: a small book with words and pictures for identifying plants, animals, or natural objects (as rocks) that are found in nature
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