Corps of Engineers

American  

noun

1. a branch of the U.S. Army responsible for military and many civil engineering projects.

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Example Sentences

Army Corps of Engineers to release vital water supplies from the dam to make room for winter floods that didn’t come.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

“There’s a plan for this?” a young national security aide asks after a superior tells him to notify the Army Corps of Engineers to dig them out if a bomb hits the White House.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Army Corps of Engineers to clear the debris, an early test of the group’s willingness to work together, said Sarah Korobkin, a board member who teaches law at the University of California, Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Army Corps of Engineers also contributed by leveeing the Mississippi River to prevent flooding, which had the unintended effect of preventing wetlands from naturally regenerating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

There were hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cases against the city, the federal government, FEMA, police officers, the Army Corps of Engineers.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers