1
: borne over or on the sea
a seaborne invasion
2
: carried on by oversea shipping
seaborne trade
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The study reported that, over the past two decades, five hundred metric tons of seaborne garbage had been collected from the shorelines in and near fifteen coastal communities.
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Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
It is estimated that some 70% of Russia’s seaborne crude exports use the shadow fleet.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 Jan. 2026
Industry experts cautioned that a military confrontation could provoke Iran to choke off the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that that connects the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea and through which nearly a third of the world's seaborne crude flows.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
Still, there’s a lesson here about the security risks faced by both buyers and sellers of seaborne fossil fuels — one that applies to the US as much as its adversaries.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
It is estimated that some 70% of Russia’s seaborne crude exports use the shadow fleet.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 Jan. 2026
Industry experts cautioned that a military confrontation could provoke Iran to choke off the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that that connects the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea and through which nearly a third of the world's seaborne crude flows.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
Still, there’s a lesson here about the security risks faced by both buyers and sellers of seaborne fossil fuels — one that applies to the US as much as its adversaries.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Seaborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaborne. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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