field work

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A temporary fortification in the field

If any person, without lawful authority, makes or attempts to make any sketch, drawing, photograph, picture, painting, model or note of any fort, battery, field work, fortification or any military work of defence, aerodrome, barracks, post, magazine, munition factory, stores depot or any other Government property occupied or partly occupied by the Defence Forces or any portion thereof, such person shall be guilty of an offence under this subsection and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or, at the discretion of the court, imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve months, and all sketches, drawings, photographs, pictures, paintings, models and notes and all tools and all materials or apparatus for sketching, drawing, photographing, painting or modelling found in his possession shall be forfeited and may be destroyed, sold or otherwise disposed of as a Minister of State directs.

The collection of raw data, in the field
an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters
work done (by students, interns, etc.) to gain practical experience through firsthand observation; gathering of information through observation of subjects in their natural setting (common in anthropology, sociology, etc.)
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A temporary fortification built by troops

Billy's out building some fieldwork so that our enemies don't walk right over us.

fieldwork
work done, or observations made out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions

That well Bob set up last weekend was some good fieldwork.

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The collecting of sociological or anthropological data in the field
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A temporary military fortification erected in the field
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Work done or firsthand observations made in the field as opposed to that done or observed in a controlled environment
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Fieldwork is the gathering of information about something in a real, natural environment, rather than in a place of study such as a laboratory or classroom. anthropological fieldwork. the study of scientific or social subjects, done outside the class or laboratory
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Used to describe the period of time when interviews are being conducted
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The live collection of primary data from external sources by means of surveys, observation and experiment
fieldwork
work done, or observations made out in the real world rather that in controlled conditions
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{i} work done in the field or fields; practical research (as opposed to theoretical research and laboratory work); temporary fortification
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A short period of study, normally but not always at a location away from the University, usually conducted in a group to undertake practical activities which may be assessed
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[n] work done in the field (outside) including various kinds of research such as plant collecting, surveys, and excavations
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a temporary fortification built by troops in the field
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living among a group of people for the purpose of learning about their culture
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Any temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the field; - - commonly in the plural
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