Sentence examples for engineering triumph from inspiring English sources

The building of the Panama canal, running 50 miles between two oceans, was an engineering triumph, completed by American engineers after decades of struggle through thick forest and swamps.

The project was regarded as an engineering triumph because of the precipitous terrain.

Also in the show are views of Westminster Bridge, an engineering triumph respected throughout Europe.

It studies San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge not as an engineering triumph but as the world's most popular suicide spot.

In the "Times" he comes across a full-page ad displaying a familiar face, the figure holds the very latest General Electric engineering triumph.

The project, says Shell, is an engineering triumph and a commercial success despite all the controversy.But has it been a success for the whales?

The draining of the Pontine Marshes was one of Mussolini's engineering triumphs.

Her cufflinks celebrate the architectural and engineering triumphs of the Tyne Bridge and St Paul's Cathedral.

My father, an engineer, took us to places of great interest to himself: campgrounds by massive dams, hydroelectric stations and other engineering triumphs.

Consider, as counterpoint to Mr. Petroski, two simple engineering triumphs from widely contrasting eras, each of which has enjoyed considerable popularity.

P Panama Canal A trip through the 80km canal, considered one of the great engineering triumphs of the 20th century, involves being lifted up to the Continental Divide and then lowered back down to sea level by three huge locks.