fieldwork

English

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fieldwork (countable and uncountable; plural fieldworks)

1. (uncountable) work done, or observations made out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions

   I 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 troops

   Billy's out building some fieldwork so that our enemies don't walk right over us.