Seabee


Sea·bee

noun \ˈsē-(ˌ)bē\

Definition of SEABEE

: a member of one of the United States Navy construction battalions for building naval shore facilities in combat zones

Origin of SEABEE

alteration of cee + bee; from the initials of construction battalion
First Known Use: 1942

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