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
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Flood expert Hatim Sharif, a hydrologist and civil engineer at the University of Texas at San Antonio, explains what makes this part of the country, known as Flash Flood Alley, so dangerous.
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Hatim Sharif, The Conversation, 5 July 2025
Set against the backdrop of the Stanford reunion, the short video contrasts classmates' yearbook photos with their current professions, ranging from Olympic athletes and surgeons to civil engineers, tech executives and creatives.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Orso is a civil engineer who spent three decades at Caltrans — most recently as chief deputy director of its San Diego County district — before being hired last spring to head the agency that oversees the region’s transportation planning.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
His father was a civil engineer at an aviation company, and his mother was a schoolteacher and a PTA leader.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Mar. 2025
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Hatim Sharif, The Conversation, 5 July 2025
Set against the backdrop of the Stanford reunion, the short video contrasts classmates' yearbook photos with their current professions, ranging from Olympic athletes and surgeons to civil engineers, tech executives and creatives.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Orso is a civil engineer who spent three decades at Caltrans — most recently as chief deputy director of its San Diego County district — before being hired last spring to head the agency that oversees the region’s transportation planning.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
His father was a civil engineer at an aviation company, and his mother was a schoolteacher and a PTA leader.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Civil engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20engineer. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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