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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessapeur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /sa.pœʁ/
"Le sapeur a neutralisé la mine terrestre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A soldier who performs military engineering tasks such as fortification, demolition, bridge-building, and clearing minefields, often while under combat conditions.
"The combat engineer unit was tasked with clearing the route and dismantling improvised explosive devices." - 2
A member of a specialized branch of an army responsible for mobility, counter-mobility, and survivability support to combat forces.
"Combat engineers constructed defensive positions and laid obstacles to impede the advancing enemy forces."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'combat', derived from the Old French 'combatre' (to beat against, fight), and 'engineer', originating from the Middle English 'engynour' (one who builds or operates engines of war). Established in military terminology during the 19th and 20th centuries, it designates specialized soldiers who perform both combat and construction tasks under fire.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Combat engineer" is said worldwide
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sapeur
Transliteration: /sa.pœʁ/
"Le sapeur a neutralisé la mine terrestre."
Pionier
Transliteration: /pioˈniːɐ̯/
"Die Pioniere bauten eine provisorische Brücke über den Fluss."
pioniere
Transliteration: /pjoˈnje.re/
"Il pioniere ha bonificato l'area dagli ordigni inesplosi."
ingeniero militar
Transliteration: /in.xeˈnje.ɾo mi.liˈtaɾ/
"El ingeniero militar abrió brecha en las defensas."
engenheiro de combate
Transliteration: /ẽ.ʒeˈɲej.ɾu dʒi kõˈba.tʃi/
"O engenheiro de combate desativou o explosivo."
युद्धक इंजीनियर
Transliteration: yuddhaka iñjīniyara
"युद्धक इंजीनियरों ने बारूदी सुरंगों को साफ किया।"
工兵
Transliteration: gōngbīng
"工兵负责在战场上架设桥梁和排除地雷。"
전투공병
Transliteration: jeontu-gongbyeong
"전투공병들이 적의 장애물을 제거하고 진격을 도왔다."
戦闘工兵
Transliteration: sentō kōhē
"戦闘工兵は地雷原を突破するための通路を切り開いた。"
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