shipborne

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adjective

Carried or transported by ship.

“shipborne helicopters”

OriginEnglish ship ← Middle English schip ← Old English scip →
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Meanings

adjectiveshipborne (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCarried or transported by ship.

    shipborne helicopters

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*skey-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*skipą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*skip
  5. Old Englishscip
  6. Middle Englishschip
  7. Englishship
  8. Englishshipborne

From ship + -borne.

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APA

shipborne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipborne

MLA

“shipborne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipborne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shipborne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipborne.

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