fieldwork

fieldwork definitions

noun
  • The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies. 

  • Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office). 

  • Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions 

  • A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.