waterborne

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɔːtərbɔːrn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wô′tər bôrn′, -bōrn′, wot′ər-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wa•ter•borne  (wô′tər bôrn′, -bōrn′, wot′ər-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  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, esp. drinking water:waterborne diseases.
  • water + borne 1550–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
waterborne /ˈwɔːtəˌbɔːn/ adj
  1. floating or travelling on water
  2. (of a disease, etc) transported or transmitted by water
'waterborne' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
naval architecture

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