waterborne

[waw-ter-bawrn, -bohrn, wot-er-]

adjective

1. floating or moving on water; supported by water.

   The ship was waterborne ten months after the keel was laid.

2. transported by ship or boat.

   waterborne commerce.

3. communicated by water, especially drinking water.

   waterborne diseases.

waterborne

/ ˈwɔːtəˌbɔːn /

adjective

1. floating or travelling on water

2. (of a disease, etc) transported or transmitted by water

Word History and Origins

Origin of waterborne¹

First recorded in 1550–60; water + borne ¹

Example Sentences

Additionally, Noem said the administration is planning to install more "waterborne infrastructure" along the Rio Grande, which makes up more than half of the border between the two countries.

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He added large public buildings with complex water systems, such as hospitals, can be at an increased risk of waterborne contamination.

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Below these warnings were eight images of various waterborne funk and deformity, each about as pleasant as an autopsy photo.

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Conceptualized as self-sufficient, self-governing, sea-bound communities, the vision for these waterborne cities was part libertarian utopia, part billionaire’s playground.

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That's because in developing nations like India — where I was born and raised — outbreaks from waterborne diseases like typhoid and cholera are ubiquitous.

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