civil engineering

English Thesaurus

1. the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	applied science, engineering, engineering science, technology,
definition	:	the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	hydraulic engineering,
definition	:	the branch of civil engineering dealing with the use and control of water in motion (noun.cognition)