seaborne
Americanadjective
-
transported by ship over the sea.
-
carried on or over the sea.
a seaborne fog; seaborne cargoes.
adjective
-
carried on or by the sea
-
transported by ship
Etymology
Origin of seaborne
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The Middle East makes up about a quarter of global production and nearly half of global seaborne sulfur trade, they wrote.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
An estimated average of 25% of global seaborne oil transited through the waterway before the Iran war began at the end of February.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Likewise, the U.S. early in World War II stopped Japan from seaborne oil imports—targeting the very vulnerability Tokyo had sought to offset by trying to colonize its resource-rich Asian neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Even as America’s share of seaborne commerce fell after the Cold War, U.S. leaders believed that Americans and their allies benefited from such open commerce among friendly countries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
“Although . . . I suppose, knowing your love of seaborne adventure, I ought not expect you to stay on dry land for long.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
