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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The 62-year-old, who was a civil engineer for the FAA in Kansas City, became the payee of the benefits in 2018 and was supposed to use them for his mother’s care.
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Maddie Carr, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
The news was a welcome change for Jack Stocks, a civil engineer who volunteers to arrange private plowing in his northeast Indianapolis neighborhood.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The database would be the first such resource to take this into account and would have applications for everyone from civil engineers to prospective homeowners.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Among Ong's classmates, one is now an Olympic gymnast and orthopedic surgeon, another is a VP at Meta, while others are a pediatrician, a partner at Snell & Wilmer, an Olympic pole-vaulter and emergency room physician, a civil engineer who moonlights as a comedian, and a film producer and director.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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Maddie Carr, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
The news was a welcome change for Jack Stocks, a civil engineer who volunteers to arrange private plowing in his northeast Indianapolis neighborhood.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The database would be the first such resource to take this into account and would have applications for everyone from civil engineers to prospective homeowners.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Among Ong's classmates, one is now an Olympic gymnast and orthopedic surgeon, another is a VP at Meta, while others are a pediatrician, a partner at Snell & Wilmer, an Olympic pole-vaulter and emergency room physician, a civil engineer who moonlights as a comedian, and a film producer and director.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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“Civil engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20engineer. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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