Royal Engineers

British  

plural noun

1.  RE.  a branch of the British army that undertakes the building of fortifications, mines, bridges, and other engineering works

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Example Sentences

As a post office worker, he was assigned to the Royal Engineers, fighting with the 53rd Division, in order to lay vital telegraphy and field telephone systems.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2023

Stevenson, the youngest of three children, lived abroad with her family as her father’s job with the British Army’s Royal Engineers took them to Germany, Australia and Malta.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023

I served in the Royal Engineers on operational tours in Bosnia and Iraq, all the while daydreaming about cars, bikes and writing.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2021

After winning a bronze medal in powerlifting, British team member Micky Yule talked about losing both legs to an IED in 2010 while serving with the Royal Engineers in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2021

In the old days knowledge of map-making was, in the army, confined to the Royal Engineers.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon