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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That rises to 92% of Harris supporters in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates with fieldwork by Ipsos.
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Allison De Jong, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
The team also found that rays displaced a total of 4.95 cubic meters of sediment when fieldwork was carried out, averaging 0.83 cubic meters per day.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
In Hern’s case: a hippie with a wife and child, who still takes great solace in hiking and skiing and wildlife photography, whose focus on reproductive medicine comes in part from decades of fieldwork in epidemiology and global health.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
The team was unable to survey 968 of the promising candidates during the fieldwork season detailed in the research.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
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Allison De Jong, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
The team also found that rays displaced a total of 4.95 cubic meters of sediment when fieldwork was carried out, averaging 0.83 cubic meters per day.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
In Hern’s case: a hippie with a wife and child, who still takes great solace in hiking and skiing and wildlife photography, whose focus on reproductive medicine comes in part from decades of fieldwork in epidemiology and global health.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
The team was unable to survey 968 of the promising candidates during the fieldwork season detailed in the research.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Fieldwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fieldwork. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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