fieldwork

== English == === Alternative forms === field work === Etymology === From Middle English *felde-werk (found in plural felde werkes), equivalent to field +‎ work. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfiːldwɜːk/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfildwɝk/ === Noun === fieldwork (countable and uncountable, plural fieldworks) (uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office). 1917, Knut Hamsun, Growth of the Soil, Book 1, Ch.3, at p.30: The days now were occupied in field work and more field work; he cleared new bits of ground, getting out roots and stones; plowing, manuring, harrowing, working with pick and spade, breaking lumps of soil and crumbling them with hand and heel; a tiller of the ground always, laying out fields like velvet carpets. He waited a couple of days longer―there was a look of rain about―and then he sowed his grain. Synonym: outwork (uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions. (in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies. (countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field. Coordinate term: outwork ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====