Definition of "field-service" [field-service]

• Service performed by an officer or by troops in the field, in contradistinction to that performed in garrison; service in time of war. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Halliburton's fourth-quarter earnings rose 50% as the U.S. energy boom brought the oil field-service provider's revenue to a record level."
• "He said field-service representative Eric Heidman , in Stockton, Calif., assured him that the check was the last payment for the 2010 crop."
• "General Halleck having gone down to the Shiloh battle-field, I reported to his Assistant Adjutant-General, C.lonel John C. Kelton, and told him of my anxiety to take a hand in active field-service, adding that I did not wish to join my regiment, which was still organizing and recruiting at Jefferson Barracks, for I felt confident I could be more useful elsewhere."