seaborne

adjective

sea·​borne ˈsē-ˌbȯrn 

1

: borne over or on the sea

a seaborne invasion

2

: carried on by oversea shipping

seaborne trade

Examples of seaborne in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ending the war in Iran — itself an enormously tall task — will do nothing to end Russia’s diesel export ban, which blocked off 12% of the world’s seaborne diesel supply. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Strait of Hormuz The strait, before he war, offered passage to about one-fifth of the world’s seaborne oil trade. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

The Iran War began in February, with US airstrikes on Iran leading to conflicts centering on a part of the Strait of Hormuz—a narrow waterway through which a major share of the world’s seaborne energy trade normally travels. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

At the same moment refineries in China are ramping up, very little seaborne oil is moving toward Asia. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for seaborne

• adorn
• airborne
• blackthorn
• broomcorn
• buckhorn
• buckthorn
• careworn
• firstborn
• foodborne
• forborne
• forewarn
• forlorn