locating engineer

noun

A civil engineer who determines the best course for a road or railway by surveying the available terrain.

Meanings

nounlocating engineer (plural locating engineers)

plural locating engineers

  1. A civil engineer who determines the best course for a road or railway by surveying the available terrain.
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