groundborne

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adjective

Originating from or transported on ground.

OriginEnglish ground ← Middle English ground ← Old English grund →
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Meanings

adjectivegroundborne (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOriginating from or transported on ground.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰrem-
  2. Proto-Germanic*grunduz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*grundu
  4. Old Englishgrund
  5. Middle Englishground
  6. Englishground
  7. Englishgroundborne

From ground + -borne.

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APA

groundborne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundborne

MLA

“groundborne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundborne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groundborne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundborne.

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