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 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 Steve Viani, a civil engineer who has experience with landslides, said tarps should be placed over the bare soil on the Dana Point property and pipes should be installed on gutters and downspouts to carry water away from the building foundation ahead of this weekend’s storm. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024 His father, Semyon, was a civil engineer who had served on the front during the Second World War, known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War. Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2024 This leaves him with dad Gordon (Marton Csokas), a civil engineer whose staid qualities and drinking habits presumably drove her away. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024 How the war has changed life in Israel and the West Bank Abu Srour, the eldest of four children, with aspirations to become a policeman after finishing high school, was killed along with civil engineer and new father Muath Raed Odeh, 29. Shakked Auerbach, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024 The artist was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1834 and spent part of his childhood in Russia, where his father was employed as a civil engineer building the country’s first railroad. Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of civil engineer was in 1763

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“Civil engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20engineer. Accessed 18 Mar. 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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