sanitary engineering


noun
  1. a branch of civil engineering dealing with matters affecting public health, as water supply or sewage disposal.

Origin of sanitary engineering

1
First recorded in 1865–70

Other words from sanitary engineering

  • sanitary engineer, noun

Words Nearby sanitary engineering

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British Dictionary definitions for sanitary engineering

sanitary engineering

noun
  1. the branch of civil engineering associated with the supply of water, disposal of sewage, and other public health services

Derived forms of sanitary engineering

  • sanitary engineer, noun

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