army engineer

collocation in English

meaningsofarmyandengineer

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army
noun
uk
/ˈɑː.mi/us
/ˈɑːr.mi/
a particular country's ...
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engineer
noun[C]
uk
/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪər/us
/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪr/
a person whose job is to design or build machines, engines, or electrical equipment, or things such as roads, railways, or bridges, using ...
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(Definition ofarmyandengineerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Alexander, who was to have a successful career as anarmyengineer, retained a keen sense of his debt.
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Barnston was trained as a surveyor andarmyengineer.
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His training as anarmyengineerled him to approach architecture from an empirical point of view, rather than from a theoretical one.
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Molina was promoted to brigadier general in 1937 and this was followed by his appointment as director general of the army engineers in 1938.
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Two days later, police and army engineers began to construct a more permanent concrete wall.
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Before training could begin, army engineers had to complete a number of infrastructure projects including the construction of several airfields.
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Army engineers include both combat engineers and support engineers more focused on construction and sustainment.
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Army engineers completed their work by the light of bonfires.
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It follows two young women whose lives are transformed when army engineers (the pioneers of the title) arrive to their town to build a bridge.
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Army engineers were unable to design a lightweight motor.
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His talents in military administration gained him rapid advancement through the ranks of the army engineers.
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Army engineers compacted the earth and improved the field for use by light and medium bombers.
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Army engineers were deployed, and the remaining grounds were surrounded with razor wire and shipping container barricades to decrease the chances of another pitch invasion.
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The evidence from the site shows advanced technology probably under the control of army engineers.
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Army engineers were also sent to begin the cleanup of the area.
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Army engineers mapped the area.
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