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civil engineering

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noun

the work or profession of a civil engineer.

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Historical Examples of civil engineering

Civil-engineering is what I think I should like better than anything else in the world!
Campmates
Kirk Munroe
Here is your font, not at all of Saint John, but of profane and civil-engineering John.
Val d'Arno
John Ruskin

civil engineering in Science

civil engineering

[sĭv′əl]

The branch of engineering that specializes in the design and construction of structures such as bridges, roads, and dams.

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