seaborne
seaborne
Definition
sea·borne (-bôrn′)
adjective
- carried on or by seagoing ships
- afloat
seaborne
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- invasion: BBC D-Day: On 6 June, 1944, the Allies began the liberation of Europe with the most daring seaborne invasion in history.
- excursion: A fun part of holidays in the Maldives are the outstanding seaborne excursions.
- assault: This action coincided with a British seaborne assault on the coast further south.
- trade: The ports are a primary gateway to Europe handling 15 % of all UK seaborne trade.
- attack: This was the only seaborne attack of this sort to be tried on Malta.
- landing: Early disappointments had seen two seaborne landings against the Japanese fail.
Modifying Another Word
- primarily: A central message of the gallery is that the Empire was primarily seaborne, despite the predominance of land-based images of the Empire today.
