Seabee

English Etymology Spelling out of the initials en CB, for en construction battalion, with the spelling probably influenced by the words en sea (patrolled by the Navy) and en bee (a symbol of industriousness). Noun en US _ military A construction battalion of the United States Navy, responsible for building, bulldozing etc. en The New York Times Seabee Unit in Charleston Jan. 20, 1971 15 https://www.nytimes.com/1971/01/20/archives/seabee-unit-in-charleston.html The Navy is establishing a new Construction Battalion, or Seabee, unit in Charleston, S. C., Senator Strom Thurmond, Republican of South Carolina, said today. https://web.archive.org/web/20251008230759/https://www.nytimes.com/1971/01/20/archives/seabee-unit-in-charleston.html 8 October 2025 A member of this force. en The New York Times Seabee Battalion Returns August 26, 1945 4 https://www.nytimes.com/1945/08/26/archives/seabee-battalion-returns.html The Sixty-third Naval Construction Battalion, 15 per cent of which is composed of World War I veterans, arrived here today. The group, which includes 741 Seabees, will be processed for thirty-day leaves before reassignment, the Navy announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20231205195301/https://www.nytimes.com/1945/08/26/archives/seabee-battalion-returns.html 5 December 2023 Translations force Finnish: fi meripioneerit p similar force in Finnish navy member Finnish: fi meripioneeri similar specialist in Finnish navy Further reading en spelled-out initialisms