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Seabee

Seabee noun: a construction battalion of the United States Navy, responsible for building, bulldozing, etc.

Noun

Seabee (plural Seabees)

  1. (US) A construction battalion of the United States Navy, responsible for building, bulldozing, etc.
    • The Navy is establishing a new Construction Battalion, or Seabee, unit in Charleston, S. C., Senator Strom Thurmond, Republican of South Carolina, said today.1971 January 20, “Seabee Unit in Charleston”, in The New York Times, page 15
  2. A member of this force.
    • The Sixty-third Naval Construction Battalion, 15 per cent of which is composed of World War I veterans, arrived here today. The group, which includes 741 Seabees, will be processed for thirty-day leaves before reassignment, the Navy announced.1945 August 26, “Seabee Battalion Returns”, in The New York Times, page 4

Forms of Seabee

pluralSeabees

Origin of Seabee

Spelling out of the initials CB, for construction battalion, with the spelling probably influenced by the words sea (patrolled by the Navy) and bee (a symbol of industriousness).

Questions about Seabee

What does Seabee mean?
Seabee means a construction battalion of the United States Navy, responsible for building, bulldozing, etc.
What part of speech is Seabee?
Seabee is a noun.
What is the plural of Seabee?
The plural of Seabee is Seabees.

Words near Seabee in the dictionary

  1. seabeans
  2. seabeard
  3. seabeards
  4. seabed
  5. seabeds
  6. Seabee
  7. Seabees
  8. Seaberg
  9. Seabergs
  10. seaberries
  11. seaberry

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