military engineering
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɛnʤɪˈnɪrɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
ingeniería militar
- She studied military engineering to learn how to build defenses for protecting soldiers in the field.
Examples
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As for me, I was then on Roads 15 and 20, not far from Hue, on a section of the famous Ho Chi Minh Trail, as a member of a young volunteers' team under the military engineering command.
Fiction book (1991) -
Originally so called to distinguish it from military engineering, it was particularly concerned (in the eighteenth century, for example) with the provision of infrastructure for transport; hence the French emphasis on ponts et chausses in their organization of education and professional activity.
Blog text (19) -
The military engineering team constructed a bridge that enhanced troop movement during the campaign.
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The advancements in military engineering have significantly improved communication lines on the battlefield.
How Specialized
- Specialized
3
7.3
- Specialized
1
5.5
- Specialized
1
4.4
576
2.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'military' (related to soldiers/war) with 'engineering' (application of science to design and build), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to engineering applied to military needs. This is a straight noun–noun technical compound following common composition patterns and is neither idiomatic nor metaphorical.
Etymology
Military engineering comes from the simple image of military people working with engineering skills to build bridges, roads and defences for an army. That's why it means 'planning and building things for the army and keeping their transport and communications working'.