temporary fieldwork

  • 1Fieldwork — Field work , n. (Mil.) Any temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the field; commonly in the plural. [1913 Webster] All works which do not come under the head of permanent fortification are called fieldworks. Wilhelm. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2fieldwork — [fēld′wʉrk΄] n. 1. any temporary fortification, as an earthen barrier, made by troops in the field 2. the work of collecting scientific data in the field, as by a geologist or botanist fieldworker n …

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  • 3fieldwork — noun /fɪəldwɝk/ a) work done, or observations made out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions I thought the fieldwork in the course I was taking was going to be hard, but it was just interviewing people. b) A temporary… …

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  • 4fieldwork — fieldworker, field worker, n. /feeld werrk /, n. 1. Also, field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing: archaeological fieldwork. 2. Fort. a temporary fortification constructed in the field. [1735 45;… …

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  • 5fieldwork — noun Date: 1819 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 …

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  • 6fieldwork — n. work done in the field or fields; practical research (as opposed to theoretical research and laboratory work); temporary fortification …

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  • 7fieldwork — /ˈfildwɜk/ (say feeldwerk) noun a temporary fortification constructed in the field …

  • 8fieldwork — n. 1 the practical work of a surveyor, collector of scientific data, sociologist, etc., conducted in the natural environment rather than a laboratory, office, etc. 2 a temporary fortification. Derivatives: fieldworker n …

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  • 9redoubt — n. (Fort.) Outwork, temporary fieldwork …

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  • 10Saramaka — Total population 55,000 Regions with significant populations Suriname and French Guiana Languages …

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