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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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.
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Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
The specter of stop-and-go traffic can prevent people from making trips altogether, says Mark Burris, a civil engineer at Texas A&M University.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
That was where Jake, a civil engineer, learned how to be a watchmaker.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
Jelly, the civil engineer, had also been asleep at the time of the collision.
—Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
The specter of stop-and-go traffic can prevent people from making trips altogether, says Mark Burris, a civil engineer at Texas A&M University.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
That was where Jake, a civil engineer, learned how to be a watchmaker.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
Jelly, the civil engineer, had also been asleep at the time of the collision.
—Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Civil engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20engineer. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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