civil engineering

American  

noun

1. the work or profession of a civil engineer.

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civil engineering Scientific  

/ sĭv′əl /

1. The branch of engineering that specializes in the design and construction of structures such as bridges, roads, and dams.

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Example Sentences

The science behind Cache’s system is sound, says Nishant Garg, a concrete expert and associate professor of civil engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, who isn’t involved with the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

If not, her back-up plan is a career in the corporate world, having gained a civil engineering degree and a masters in business management.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

He studied civil engineering at the National University but dropped out to start what would become one of the country's largest construction companies.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Another friend, Veronica, 33, described the benefits she gets at a civil engineering firm in Houston as “better than the jobs I had right out of college, but by no means progressive.”

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025

After Parker finished his military service, he used the GI Bill to earn a degree in civil engineering from the Colorado School of Mines—as far from the South as he could get.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson