out in the field
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- outdoorsIn open air
- on-siteAt the actual location
- bootsAnkle-covering footwear
- mudWet soil mixture
survey · research · terrain · grassland · harvest · crops · agriculture · expedition · rugged · remote · dusty · sunburned · hands-on · practical · scouting · wilderness · pastoral · deployed
location/setting
out in the fieldon site
At the actual place
in-house · stateside · indoors · stationary
work mode
out in the fieldin theory
Hypothetically, not actually
on paper · in the abstract · in development · hypothetically · in principle
proximity to action
out in the fieldarmchair
Upholstered seat with supports
on the sidelines · back office · insulated · sheltered · hands-off