fieldwork
Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
Other meanings
Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions.
“That well Bob set up last weekend was some good fieldwork.”
The collection of raw data in the field.
“I thought the fieldwork in the course I was taking was going to be hard, but it was just interviewing people.”
Related words
- fieldhand
- field test
- field trip
- in the field
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “fieldwork” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.