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Definition of fieldwork
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
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Examples of fieldwork in a Sentence
an anthropologist who has done fieldwork in the South Pacific
Recent Examples of fieldwork from the Web
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The officer, whose name has not been released, was conducting a fieldwork investigation in the 3600 block of Clippert, in southwest Detroit, around midnight when a woman came up behind him and zapped him on the arm with a stun gun.
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My fieldwork shows that law-abiding men of color are ... more likely to be harassed simply for choosing to carry a gun.
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Participants will be doing hands-on fieldwork and laboratory research at a professional, ongoing archaeological dig.
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In preparation for Alabama's bicentennial celebration, folklorists will conduct archival research and fieldwork about the state's musical traditions and quilting heritage.
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Linnaeus made many drawings as part of his fieldwork and the Lapland journal is full of them.
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In the first phase, the group will do fieldwork, interviews, compile data and analyze market demand, characteristics, trends and prospective hotel development sites.
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Domaine des 2 Ânes winery has three roaming donkeys doing its fieldwork; cruising around snacking on Syrah vines instead of pruning, the animals fertilizing at the same time.
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Evidence-gathering fieldwork involves locating victims and witnesses, conducting interviews and taking photographs.
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First Known Use of fieldwork
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playDefinition of fieldwork for English Language Learners
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: the work of gathering information by going into the field (sense 4)
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