Seabee
Americannoun
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a member of the construction battalions of the U.S. Navy, established in December, 1941, to build landing facilities, airfields, etc., in combat areas.
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Also See-Bee a large, ocean-going, barge-carrying vessel equipped with a heavy-duty elevator situated at the stern to facilitate the loading and unloading of barges.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Seabee
Spelling form of the letters CB, for Construction Battalion
Example Sentences
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Navy Seabee was killed and five other Seabees were hurt early Tuesday when several military vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction crash near Camp Pendleton in California, according to reports.
From Fox News
Viewers can expect a jet engine mechanic, security forces, and a Seabee among others, covering all branches of service.
From Fox News
They included the graves of his mother and his father, who served in the Philippines as a Navy Seabee during World War II.
From Washington Times
When it did, he came back as a Seabee, a builder, and eventually saw Saipan.
From Golf Digest
Pitaro grew up in Westchester County outside of New York, looking up to his father, who was a Navy Seabee during the Vietnam War and then started his own paving company.
From Washington Post
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