hydroengineering en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From hydro- + engineering.
Meanings
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(uncountable) hydraulic engineering
“The earthquake research community outside and inside China has widely accepted the notion that the May 12 Wenchuan earthquake was a huge natural disaster caused by massive crustal movement, because no reservoir triggered-quake with a magnitude eight has ever occurred in history,” said Pan Jiazheng, an expert in hydroengineering, according to a translation published by Probe International.
2009 February 6, Sharon Lafraniere, “Possible Link Between Dam and China Quake”, in New York Times: