waterborne
Americanadjective
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floating or moving on water; supported by water.
The ship was waterborne ten months after the keel was laid.
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transported by ship or boat.
waterborne commerce.
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communicated by water, especially drinking water.
waterborne diseases.
adjective
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floating or travelling on water
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(of a disease, etc) transported or transmitted by water
Etymology
Origin of waterborne
Example Sentences
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It forces cargoes that should be waterborne to go by train or big rig.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The annual monsoon season, typically between June and September, often brings heavy rains, triggering landslides, flash floods and waterborne diseases.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
Below these warnings were eight images of various waterborne funk and deformity, each about as pleasant as an autopsy photo.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025
Conceptualized as self-sufficient, self-governing, sea-bound communities, the vision for these waterborne cities was part libertarian utopia, part billionaire’s playground.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025
There were loads of waterborne diseases in Congo, and a thousand different paths that all led to the same destination: diarrhea.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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