research or study that is done in the real world rather than in a library or laboratoryMost of the fieldwork was carried out in Italy.extensive fieldwork on chimpanzeesOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveextensive,intensive,ethnographic,…verb + fieldworkbe engaged in,carry out,conduct,…prepositionduring fieldwork ,in the course of fieldwork ,fieldwork on,…Seefull entry
See fieldwork in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee fieldwork in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
