Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun civil_engineering

1 sense of civil engineering

Sense 1
civil engineering -- (the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges)
       => engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology -- (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study")