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seaborne

seaborne

4.9
Travels by ship across the sea
  • adjective
  • /ˈsiːbɔrn/
translation icon : marítimo
  • By the time he was twenty, Bjarne was a battle-ripened, seaborne raider with enough pillaged treasure to build a fine ship and mount his own raiding expeditions.

Examples

  • The country relies heavily on seaborne trade to import essential goods.

  • That includes a complete ban on all Russian seaborne crude oil and petroleum products.

  • This shows where the major sources and demand for coal is in the seaborne or globally traded coal market.

  • Jeremy Corbyn Could I bring the Prime Minister back to the question of seaborne ferries?

  • The PLA Navy could also attempt to embargo Taiwan to prevent seaborne contact with the outside world.

    Academic text (1997)
  • "Those are seaborne humans who seek and salvage ships from Earth's oceans, and sometimes those of other planets."

    Fiction book (2002)
  • His senior advisor, John of Cappadocia, warns of the hazards and cost of a long range seaborne operation.

  • His senior advisor, John of Cappadocia, warns of the hazards and cost of a long range seaborne operation.

  • Many seaborne shipments are delayed due to bad weather conditions at sea.

  • The festival featured seaborne celebrations, showcasing boats decorated in vibrant colors.

Synonyms

waterborne
vsseaborne
1 3.8

Things that water carries, for example diseases or goods

is carried specifically across the sea rather than by any water
shipborne
vsseaborne
5.6

Carried on a ship or made to be used on a ship

is carried across the sea generally rather than specifically on a ship

Surface Forms

seaborne positive

Morphology

seaborne = sea + borne (transparent) = sea + borne

The adjective is directly built from 'sea' + 'borne' meaning 'carried by sea', which a learner can infer from the parts.

Etymology

Seaborne is made of sea and borne, and borne is like the word bear which means 'to carry'. So seaborne describes things 'carried by the sea'.