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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So, with Halaby and others watching, neighbors decide to do it themselves — with a backhoe provided by a local civil engineer.
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Previously, Tavares worked as a civil engineer for the state.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Indeed, a recent visit to the site found jobs for everyone from artists to civil engineers, writers to physicists.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
An entrepreneur at heart, Bony R. Dawood, P.E., was shaped in his early years by visiting the job sites of his geotechnical engineer father, foretelling his own future as a civil engineer and business leader who built an international organization.
—Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Previously, Tavares worked as a civil engineer for the state.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Indeed, a recent visit to the site found jobs for everyone from artists to civil engineers, writers to physicists.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
An entrepreneur at heart, Bony R. Dawood, P.E., was shaped in his early years by visiting the job sites of his geotechnical engineer father, foretelling his own future as a civil engineer and business leader who built an international organization.
—Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Civil engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20engineer. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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