civil engineer
noun
: an engineer whose training or occupation is in the design and construction especially of public works (such as roads or harbors)
civil engineering
noun
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He was hired as an assistant engineer in 2000 and later promoted to associate civil engineer.
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The track itself was issued as a single in 1988 and served as a tribute to Ben Linder, an American civil engineer who was killed in Nicaragua.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The investments made since then are just a fraction of the $9.1 trillion the civil engineers group estimates is needed to bring all of the nation's current infrastructure into a state of good repair.
—CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025
His parents were Gaetano Di Palma, a civil engineer who built the Italian Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, and Michela May Ambrosio Di Palma.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The track itself was issued as a single in 1988 and served as a tribute to Ben Linder, an American civil engineer who was killed in Nicaragua.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The investments made since then are just a fraction of the $9.1 trillion the civil engineers group estimates is needed to bring all of the nation's current infrastructure into a state of good repair.
—CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025
His parents were Gaetano Di Palma, a civil engineer who built the Italian Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, and Michela May Ambrosio Di Palma.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Civil engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20engineer. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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