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Corps of Engineers

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In the United States navy, a corps made up of the engineers, which was amalgamated with the line by act of March 3, 1899. It consisted of assistant and passed assistant engineers, ranking with ensigns and lieutenants, chief engineers, ranking from lieutenant to captain, and engineer in chief, ranking with commodore and having charge of the Bureau of Steam Engineering.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Corps of Engineers'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/corps-of-engineers.html. 1828.
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