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fieldwork

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field·work  (fldwûrk)
n.
1. A temporary military fortification erected in the field.
2. Work done or firsthand observations made in the field as opposed to that done or observed in a controlled environment.
3. The collecting of sociological or anthropological data in the field.
fieldworker n.
fieldwork [ˈfiːldˌwɜːk]
n
(Military) Military a temporary structure used in defending or fortifying a place or position
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Noun1.fieldwork - a temporary fortification built by troops in the field
fortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
Translations
fieldwork [ˈfiːldˌwɜːk] n (Sociol) → ricerche fpl esterne (Archeology, Geo) → lavoro sul campo
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Not only where you are- at the heart of affairs and of the world- is the talk all of war, even here amid fieldwork and the calm of nature- which townsfolk consider characteristic of the country- rumors of war are heard and painfully felt.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
 
 
 
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