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Dictionary: field·work   (fēld'wûrk') pronunciation
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 field'work'er n.

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US Military Dictionary: fieldwork
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n. a temporary fortification.

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WordNet: fieldwork
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a temporary fortification built by troops in the field


Translations: Fieldwork
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - markarbejde, opsøgende arbejde, feltarbejde

Nederlands (Dutch)
veldschans, praktijkwerk, praktijkonderzoek

Français (French)
n. - recherches/enquêtes sur le terrain, (Sociol) travail social (sur le terrain)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Arbeit im Gelände, Außendienst, Schanze

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ.) έργο εκστρατείας, πρακτική ή κοινωνική έρευνα

Italiano (Italian)
ricerca sul campo, fortificazione provvisoria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - trabalho (m) científico de campo

Русский (Russian)
сбор данных на местах, полевые работы

Español (Spanish)
n. - trabajo de campo, obras de campaña

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fältarbete, arbete ute på fälten (ägorna el. åkern), fältbefästning (mil.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
野战工事, 野外工作

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 野戰工事, 野外工作

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 야전진지, 야외실험, 야외연구

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 現地調査, 実地見学による研究, 野堡, 野外研究

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عمل ميداني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עבודת-שדה, ביצורים זמניים, בדיקה בשטח‬


 
 

 

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