SEABEE


Meaning of SEABEE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsē-(ˌ)bē ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of cee + bee; from the initials of construction battalion

Date: 1942

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.