waterborne

adjective

wa·​ter·​borne ˈwȯ-tər-ˌbȯrn 

ˈwä-

: supported, carried, or transmitted by water

waterborne commerce

waterborne diseases

Examples of waterborne in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ignoring simple science leaves us asking when will the next major waterborne disease outbreaks occur like in Gideon, Missouri, and Alamosa, Colorado? —Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025

Raw sewage, which has gone untreated and continued to build up during the war, is contaminating the aquifer Gaza shares with Israel and Egypt—creating ideal conditions for waterborne disease outbreaks. —Simmone Shah, Time, 15 Oct. 2025

After the Revolutionary War, commercial enthusiasm for a direct waterborne route to the West intensified. —Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025

In the Del Rio Sector, two contracts worth $929 million will add 32 miles of wall and 63 miles of waterborne barriers near Eagle Pass. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1559, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for waterborne

• peppercorn
• unicorn
• winterbourne
• adorn
• airborne
• blackthorn
• broomcorn
• buckhorn
• buckthorn
• careworn
• firstborn
• foodborne

Kids Definition

waterborne

adjective

wa·​ter·​borne -ˌbōrn 

-ˌbȯrn

: supported, carried, or passed on by water

waterborne diseases

Medical Definition

waterborne

adjective

wa·​ter·​borne ˈwȯt-ər-ˌbō(ə)rn, ˈwät-, -ˌbȯ(ə)rn 

: carried or transmitted by water and especially by drinking water

waterborne diseases