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

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

That heat is already apparent at the few seaborne data centers now operating. — Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

Between them, Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb normally carry more than a third of the world's seaborne oil trade. — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

This accounts for roughly 25% of the world’s seaborne oil trade. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 July 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