seabee

English - Turkish

Definition of seabee in English Turkish dictionary

(Askeri) Donanma inşaat mühendisi; deniz şatı (Navy construction engineer; sea barge)

English - English

Definition of seabee in English English dictionary

A construction battalion, part of the United States Navy responsible for building, bulldozing, etc

{i} member of the Civil Engineer Corps of the United States Navy that builds naval harbor facilities and naval aviation bases in combat zones

a member of a part of the US Navy that builds landing areas for aircraft and other structures that are needed in places where there is fighting. The official name of this unit is the 'Construction Battalion', and the word Seabee comes from the first letters of this name

Hyphenation

Sea·bee

Turkish pronunciation

sibi

Pronunciation

/ˈsēbē/ /ˈsiːbiː/

Etymology

[ 'sE-(")bE ] (noun.) 1942. Phonetic rendering of the initials CB.