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wa•ter•borne
Pronunciation: (wô'tur-bôrn", -bōrn", wot'ur-), [key]—
adj.
1. floating or moving on water; supported by water:
The ship was waterborne ten months after the keel was laid.
2. transported by ship or boat:
waterborne commerce.
3. communicated by water, esp. drinking water:
waterborne diseases. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.