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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The poll notes that about two-thirds of its fieldwork was done before the June 27 debate between Biden and Trump.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2024
Discovering more fossils during future fieldwork could help researchers improve body size estimates, Pardo said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 July 2024
Over the past two decades, researchers gathered more and more data on armadillos across the Americas, sometimes from fieldwork but primarily from museum archives.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
The approach is cheaper than traditional fieldwork, the team argues, and could help scientists quickly spot invasive species or those at risk of extinction.
—Katherine Irving, science.org, 19 June 2024
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2024
Discovering more fossils during future fieldwork could help researchers improve body size estimates, Pardo said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 July 2024
Over the past two decades, researchers gathered more and more data on armadillos across the Americas, sometimes from fieldwork but primarily from museum archives.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
The approach is cheaper than traditional fieldwork, the team argues, and could help scientists quickly spot invasive species or those at risk of extinction.
—Katherine Irving, science.org, 19 June 2024
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“Fieldwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fieldwork. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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