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See-Bee

[see-bee]
–noun
Seabee (def. 2).

Sea⋅bee

[see-bee]
–noun
1. a member of the construction battalions of the U.S. Navy, established in December, 1941, to build landing facilities, airfields, etc., in combat areas.
2. 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:
sp. form of the letters CB, for Construction Battalion
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Seabee 
1942, from pronunciation of C.B., abbreviation of Construction Battalion, formed as a volunteer branch of the Civil Engineer Corps of the U.S. Navy.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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