Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seabee

/sˈibi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: seabee
IPA: /sˈibi/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

American usage

noun

A member of this force.

Example Sentences

"The Navy is establishing a new Construction Battalion, or Seabee, unit in Charleston, S. C., Senator Strom Thurmond, Republican of South Carolina, said today."
"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."

Etymology

Spelling out 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).

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

Seabees (plural)

Rhymes With

phoebe bebe freebie uribe hebei habibi eby phebe abitibi beeby leiby

Questions

How do you pronounce seabee?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈibi/.
What does seabee mean?: A construction battalion of the United States Navy, responsible for building, bulldozing, etc.
Where does seabee come from?: Spelling out 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).

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