Seabee

English

Etymology

Phonetic rendering 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).

Noun

Seabee (plural Seabees)

1. A construction battalion of the United States Navy, responsible for building, bulldozing, etc.
2. A member of this force.

Translations

force

• Finnish: meripioneerit pl (similar force in Finnish navy)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

member

• Finnish: meripioneeri (similar specialist in Finnish navy)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Further reading

• Seabee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia