civil engineering

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === civil engineering (uncountable) The technical design and construction of public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, public greens, roads, etc., and/or technically equivalent private (usually corporate) ones. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “civil engineering” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.