Sea Thing noun the Sea King helicopter, acquired for the Canadian Navy from Sikorsky in 1963 CANADA
The “Sea Thing” or Sea King, is the large antisubmarine helicopter flown from Canadian warships since 1963. The nickname was coined by Tracker pilots of 880 Squadron on carrier HMCS Bonaventure. — Tom Langeste, WordsontheWing, pp. 243–244, 1995