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

As natural gas output partially retreats, global seaborne coal shipments to the region have risen, even if China and India are insourcing more domestic coal. — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Roughly one-fifth of the world's seaborne oil supply passes through the Strait, a narrow shipping lane between Iran and Oman. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 8 June 2026

In 2023, more than 10% of the world’s seaborne oil trade passed through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 29 May 2026

With him is trusted aide and very opinionated meteorologist Irving Krick (Chris Messina), who has given him key weather forecasts on several campaigns and is doing so again for perhaps the biggest ever attempted, a seaborne invasion onto the beaches of Normandy in France planned for June 5, 1944. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 May 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