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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The bureau also reports that employment for environmental engineers is projected to grow 7% by 2033, civil engineers by 6%, agricultural engineers by 8%, and electrical power-line installers and repairers by 8%—faster growth rates than the average for all occupations.
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George Sakellaris, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
The lions killed at least 28 people, including those working on the Kenya-Uganda Railway, beginning in April 1898 before civil engineer Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson shot the massive cats.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
National Hurricane Center director Robert Simpson subsequently decided to adopt a categorization of hurricane wind speed developed by his friend, Miami civil engineer Herbert Saffir, leading to the Saffir–Simpson scale.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
The civil engineer underwent surgery to have half of his bowel removed — and his lymph nodes as well, as a preventative measure, in case the cancer had spread.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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George Sakellaris, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
The lions killed at least 28 people, including those working on the Kenya-Uganda Railway, beginning in April 1898 before civil engineer Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson shot the massive cats.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
National Hurricane Center director Robert Simpson subsequently decided to adopt a categorization of hurricane wind speed developed by his friend, Miami civil engineer Herbert Saffir, leading to the Saffir–Simpson scale.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
The civil engineer underwent surgery to have half of his bowel removed — and his lymph nodes as well, as a preventative measure, in case the cancer had spread.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Civil engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20engineer. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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