field work

British  

noun

1. an investigation or search for material, data, etc, made in the field as opposed to the classroom, laboratory, or official headquarters

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Other Word Forms

• field worker noun

Example Sentences

UN staff have been largely unable to carry out field work and UN agencies are having difficulty retrieving aid shipments from Havana's airports.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

To capture that, he explains, relies on "absolutely top class field work", patiently watching and getting shots in "an observational, non-invasive way."

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

“As an avid recreationist and a wildlife biologist that does field work, I often hear wildlife before I see them, so this is a really important point.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2024

Predominantly doing field work in French Polynesia, Rummer works in the world's largest shark sanctuary which "provides an ideal environment for studying and protecting shark populations without fishing pressures."

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

They pulled weeds and worked in trash gangs now, but one day the field work would make them as big as the men grappling and pinning each other to the grass.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead