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civil engineering

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the branch of engineering dealing with the design and construction of highways, bridges, tunnels, waterworks, harbors, etc.
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The branch of engineering that specializes in the design and construction of structures such as bridges, roads, and dams.
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Noun

(uncountable)

  1. The technical design and construction of public works (buildings, roads, harbors, public greens ...) and/or technically equivalent private (usually corporate) ones
Origin

civil (from Latin civilis, from cives 'citizen' + -ilis '-il(ian)') + the present participle of to engineer

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