fieldwork

• Trabalho de campo, especialmente a coleta de dados realizada fora do escritório ou laboratório, em contato direto com o objeto de estudo. Em contexto militar, refere-se a obras defensivas temporárias construídas em campanha.

A noun referring to a temporary fortification constructed by troops in the field for defensive purposes.

1. Temporary military fortificationC1formal

   A defensive structure built quickly by soldiers in the field, often using earth, sandbags, or other available materials.

   Fortificação de campanha

   • The troops constructed a fieldwork to protect their position from enemy fire.
   • During the siege, the soldiers reinforced the fieldwork with sandbags.
   • The general ordered the construction of a fieldwork along the ridge.

   Sinônimosbreastworkearthworkentrenchmentrampartredoubt