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
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 • Jul. 26, 2019
Time for Vernon Franck, a Seabee, to begin another routine day at the naval amphibious base in Coronado.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2018
A hunger strike developed as a protest against discrimination in a Seabee battalion at Port Hueneme, California, in March 1945.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.
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