waterborne

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adjective

Transported or transmitted by water.

Similar
mobileafloat
OriginEnglish borne ← Middle English boren /iborne ← Old English (ġe)boren →
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Meanings

adjectivewaterborne (not comparable)
  1. not comparableTransported or transmitted by water.
  2. not comparableFloating on the water; afloat.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivetransported by water

Similar
mobile

adjectivesupported by water

Similar
afloat
Also see
afloat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Germanic*watōr
  4. Proto-West Germanic*watar
  5. Old Englishwæter
  6. Middle Englishwater
  7. Englishwater
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  10. Proto-Germanic*beraną
  11. Proto-West Germanic*beran
  12. Old Englishberan
  13. Old English(ġe)boren
  14. Middle Englishboren /iborne
  15. Englishborne
  16. Englishwaterborne

From water + -borne.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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