Angle of inclination, elevation & depression

Bearings

Bearings in trigonometry is the angle in degrees measured clockwise from north. It ranges between 0 and 360 degrees. 

Seagull flying height

Bearings

SohCahToa

Rise over run

Trig used in the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Using trig to find the height of the Eiffle Tower.

Civil Engineering

Civil engineering is a professional engineeing discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams and buildings.

Engineers of various types use the fundamentals of trigonometry.

Engineering definition and uses

The trigonometric ratios sine, cosine and tangent are defined using the sides of a right-angled triangle.

Definition of Trigonometry