Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A member of one of the construction battalions in the U.S. Navy that builds naval aviation bases and shore facilities.
Wiktionary
- n. A construction battalion, part of the United States Navy responsible for building, bulldozing, etc.
Etymologies
- Phonetic rendering of the initials CB. (Wiktionary)
- Alteration of cee bee, pronunciation of the initial letters of construction battalion. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“A former Navy "Seabee," Brown describes one of his previous jobs on his website bio page:”
“Already one of the most storied CB ( "Seabee") units within the U.S.”
“Chakeres, a former Navy Seabee, said veterans are proud of their service and protective of their sacrifices.”
“Walker served two heavy combat tours in Vietnam as a Navy Seabee.”
“Seabee during Vietnam, during which he was a prisoner of war.”
“The invasion involved the 3rd ,4th and 5th Marine Corps Divisions as well as Navy and Seabee personnel.”
“Minor was serving as a senior "Seabee" in a fortified supply compound at the Iraq border when he was critically injured from a 30 foot fall during a blinding sand storm.”
“One of the women featured in the story was a former builder constructionman Amorita Randall, 27, who served six years as a Seabee.”
“Two stars of the British TV soap "EastEnders" demonstrate pleasing versatility: Samantha Womack sings and dances, despite a broken toe Nellie with a voice that has some Mary Martin-like steel-plating and a truly convincing Arkansas accent; and Alex Ferns, as the entrepreneurial Seabee Luther Billis, though weighing considerably more than "101 pounds of fun," wows us in Polynesian drag for "Honeybun.”
The Wall Street Journal: Falling in Love With the Barbican's Wonderful 'South Pacific'
“Tom and Katherine, thanks for all the Seabee memories.”
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