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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
Examples of civil engineer in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Meanwhile, Osama Jaber, a civil engineer and Rafah resident, lined up large and small bags at his home.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2024
That first charge cost Sawyer, a 32-year-old civil engineer, about $20.
—Alexa St. John, Matthew Daly and Joshua A. Bickel, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
How to make the outdoors handicapped-accessible For Cindy Kowalczyk, the Bureau of Land Management’s lead civil engineer in Idaho, good design isn’t about catering to a single group.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
The group noted that Dukes had been a civil engineer who had worked in Iraq with a defense contractor, defusing bombs then later as a radiological emergency response team leader.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2024
The qualifications required to become a civil engineer are a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
—Goldie Chan, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Born in San Salvador in 1987, Torres is the eldest son of a civil engineer father and a mother who is an architect and fashion designer.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
For example, in construction or engineering, companies engage offshore civil engineers for the creation of structural drawings, engineering specification documents, bill of material analysis and so much more.
—Shaveer Mirpuri, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The unions had walked out over similar grievances in December, on the 100th anniversary of the death of Gustave Eiffel, the civil engineer whose company designed and built the monument.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1763, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near civil engineer
Cite this Entry
“Civil engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20engineer. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
civil engineer
noun
: an engineer whose training or occupation is in the designing and construction of public works (as roads or harbors) and of various private works
civil engineering
noun
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