engineering achievement

collocation in English

meaningsofengineeringandachievement

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engineering
noun[U]
uk
/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪə.rɪŋ/us
/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪr.ɪŋ/
the work of an engineer (= a person who designs or builds machines, engines, electrical systems, or large structures such as roads or bridges using scientific principles), or the study of ...
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achievement
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˈtʃiːv.mənt/us
/əˈtʃiːv.mənt/
something very good and difficult that you have succeeded ...
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(Definition ofengineeringandachievementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Rather than a symbol of imperial ambition andengineeringachievement, the tunnel was cast by the satire as a symbol of imperial greed and unwarranted speculation.
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It was not only theengineeringachievementwhich aroused public comment.
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Almost everyengineeringachievementin history in any part of the world has been carefully thought out and planned before being constructed.
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It has enhanced the beauty of the countryside and is a magnificentengineeringachievement, and it has reduced accidents to practically nil.
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That is a considerableengineeringachievement, but it means that perhaps some 300,000 people are without a television service.
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I suppose that, as anengineeringachievement, it is unequalled in the world.
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It is a really wonderfulengineeringachievementwhich has made a really wonderful contribution to the solution of the traffic problem.
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This was a majorengineeringachievementat the time and was also the first private water venture of this sort.
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That is a great tragedy, bearing in mind theengineeringachievementand technologies that have been developed to create that wonderful rail link under the channel.
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It is a remarkableengineeringachievementand it also provides social benefits by its ability to take people to work or play in comfort both in winter and summer.
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Today, the park is an outstanding example of environmentalengineeringachievement.
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It is an award for outstanding accomplishment in technical management orengineeringachievementin aerospace technology.
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The design marked a realengineeringachievement, as the central hall, and the passenger platforms were built without any disruption to the service.
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The award is for outstanding accomplishment in technical management orengineeringachievementin aerospace technology.
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The bridge represented a majorengineeringachievementthat was unique in the region at the time.
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The ferro-concrete bridge with driven concrete piles was considered a substantialengineeringachievementin its time.
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Manufactured mainly from 38 mm o/d round tube, the chassis, even to the novice, is a very impressiveengineeringachievement.
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The system is still regarded as a majorengineeringachievementcomprising an elaborate series of weirs, canals and holding ponds (fed by upstream rivers and dams).
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Cable-stayed bridges with more than three spans are generally more complex, and bridges of this type generally represent a more notableengineeringachievementeven where their spans are shorter.
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