Seabee

[ see-bee ]

noun

1. a member of the construction battalions of the U.S. Navy, established in December, 1941, to build landing facilities, airfields, etc., in combat areas.
2. 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.

Seabee

/ ˈsiːˌbiː /

noun

1. a member of the US Navy's Construction Battalions established to build airstrips

Word History and Origins

Origin of Seabee¹

Spelling form of the letters CB, for Construction Battalion

Word History and Origins

Origin of Seabee¹

C20: from pronunciation of CB, for Construction Battalion

Example Sentences

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