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seaborne

American  
[see-bawrn, -bohrn] / ˈsiˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn /

adjective

  1. transported by ship over the sea.

  2. carried on or over the sea.

    a seaborne fog; seaborne cargoes.


seaborne British  
/ ˈsiːˌbɔːn /

adjective

  1. carried on or by the sea

  2. transported by ship

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Etymology

Origin of seaborne

First recorded in 1815–25; sea + borne 1

Example Sentences

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A third of the world’s seaborne oil transits the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal

Orbit is a provider of “mission-critical satellite-based communication systems for mobile and unmanned aerial, seaborne, undersea and land systems, military vehicles and other systems.”

From Barron's

Most of the seaborne oil imports from Russia go to China’s independent refineries, known as teapots.

From The Wall Street Journal

Morgan say that while documented exports from these companies fell, overall Russian seaborne volumes were maintained by using newly established entities not legally connected to the sanctioned companies as well as shadow shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal

US forces have struck a second vessel alleged to be carrying drugs in the Pacific Ocean, amid an escalating US campaign against seaborne drug smuggling.

From BBC