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单词 seabee
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Seabee

[ see-bee ]
/ ˈsiˌbi /

noun

a member of the construction battalions of the U.S. Navy, established in December, 1941, to build landing facilities, airfields, etc., in combat areas.
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.

Origin of Seabee

spelling form of the letters CB, for Construction Battalion

Words nearby Seabee

sea aster, sea bag, sea bass, seabeach, seabed, Seabee, sea beet, seabird, sea biscuit, sea blite, sea blubber
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British Dictionary definitions for Seabee

Seabee
/ (ˈsiːˌbiː) /

noun

a member of the US Navy's Construction Battalions established to build airstrips

Word Origin for Seabee

C20: from pronunciation of CB, for Construction Battalion
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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