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.
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Etymology
Origin of Seabee
Spelling form of the letters CB, for Construction Battalion
Example Sentences
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Viewers can expect a jet engine mechanic, security forces, and a Seabee among others, covering all branches of service.
From Fox News • Nov. 11, 2020
When it did, he came back as a Seabee, a builder, and eventually saw Saipan.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 29, 2020
The Seabee Museum also turned up a work order dated Jan. 24, 1945, that seems to confirm a burial ground, although it suggests U.S. troops didn't always respect it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2015
At his home in Edmonds, the retired Navy Seabee grows heirlooms and contemporary crossbreeds.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2014
The Coast Guard had no use for the amorphous ammunition and depot companies and the large Seabee battalions of the rest of the naval establishment.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.
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