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 database would be the first such resource to take this into account and would have applications for everyone from civil engineers to prospective homeowners.
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Among Ong's classmates, one is now an Olympic gymnast and orthopedic surgeon, another is a VP at Meta, while others are a pediatrician, a partner at Snell & Wilmer, an Olympic pole-vaulter and emergency room physician, a civil engineer who moonlights as a comedian, and a film producer and director.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Prepared by John Ennis, a civil engineer from Fresno, the plan calls for a new lake that would be smaller in size but deeper than the lake that formed during the 2023 flooding.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
The engineer who loves his cowboy boots Courtesy of subject
Inez Lopez, 25, is a civil engineer in Austin.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 9 June 2025
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Among Ong's classmates, one is now an Olympic gymnast and orthopedic surgeon, another is a VP at Meta, while others are a pediatrician, a partner at Snell & Wilmer, an Olympic pole-vaulter and emergency room physician, a civil engineer who moonlights as a comedian, and a film producer and director.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Prepared by John Ennis, a civil engineer from Fresno, the plan calls for a new lake that would be smaller in size but deeper than the lake that formed during the 2023 flooding.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
The engineer who loves his cowboy boots Courtesy of subject
Inez Lopez, 25, is a civil engineer in Austin.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for civil engineer
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“Civil engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20engineer. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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