waterborne
[ waw-ter-bawrn, -bohrn, wot-er- ]
/ ˈwɔ tərˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn, ˈwɒt ər- /
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adjective
floating or moving on water; supported by water: The ship was waterborne ten months after the keel was laid.
transported by ship or boat: waterborne commerce.
communicated by water, especially drinking water: waterborne diseases.
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Example sentences from the Web for waterborne
It will be noticed that the two ends of these vessels, like the Nile boats of the Egyptians proper, were not waterborne.
Ancient and Modern Ships.|George C. V. HolmesThese things work, if not for perfection, at least for the evolution of a sane and wholesome waterborne cruiser.
With The Night Mail|Rudyard KiplingTyphoid in the vast majority of cases is waterborne, and hence the greatest care should be taken to avoid any dubious pan or pool.
War's Brighter Side|Julian Ralph.
British Dictionary definitions for waterborne
waterborne
/ (ˈwɔːtəˌbɔːn) /
adjective
floating or travelling on water
(of a disease, etc) transported or transmitted by water
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