Corps of Engineers

noun

1. a branch of the U.S. Army responsible for military and many civil engineering projects.

Example Sentences

So many bridges were destroyed throughout the region that the Army Corps of Engineers is moving emergency “bridging solutions” into Tennessee and North Carolina and Georgia, according to NBC News.

From Salon

More than 10,000 dams were erected in the U.S. from 1920 to 1949 by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers, which collaborated with industry partners in sectors like construction, engineering, and concrete.

From Slate

Army Corps of Engineers oversees about 1,300 acres of it for, I don’t know, dam stuff?

From Los Angeles Times

Sunderland said that the corporate leaders behind Line 3 consulted 30 tribes along with the Army Corps of Engineers and incorporated a Tribal Cultural Resource Survey led by the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

From Salon

Army Corps of Engineers and a panel he announced to be headed by former Mayor Shirley Franklin and Metro Atlanta Chamber CEO Katie Kirkpatrick.

From Seattle Times