seaborne

adjective

sea·​borne ˈsē-ˌbȯrn How to pronounce seaborne (audio)
1
: borne over or on the sea
a seaborne invasion
2
: carried on by oversea shipping
seaborne trade

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The events raised the possibility of Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz - which transports about a quarter of global seaborne oil shipments – a move that economists said could drive up oil and gasoline prices and significantly increase overall inflation. Paul Davidson, USA Today, 25 June 2025 As well as targeting Russia's natural gas, the European Commission's 18th sanctions package proposed lowering the cap on seaborne Russian oil from $60 to $45. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025 However, the central question for markets is whether the conflict will escalate to threaten the Strait of Hormuz , the chokepoint for nearly a third of the world's seaborne oil trade. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 13 June 2025 Tehran has also repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-third of the world’s seaborne crude oil and a fifth of LNG move daily. Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for seaborne

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of seaborne was in 1823

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“Seaborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaborne. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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