Waterborne meaning

wô'tər-bôrn', wŏt'ər-
Floating on or supported by water; afloat.
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Transported by water.

Waterborne freight.

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Transmitted in water.

Waterborne microorganisms that cause disease.

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Floating on or carried by water.
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Floating on the water; afloat.
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Origin of waterborne

Sentence Examples

  • A waterborne sewerage system began to be introduced in 1906.

  • Most clays are waterborne, having been carried from the surface of the land by rain and transported by the brooks and rivers into lakes or the sea.

  • Food and waterborne diseases make more travelers sick each year than anything else.

  • waterborne freight was recognized in the award of an MBE.

  • How do we promote additional modal shift from road freight to rail and waterborne freight?

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