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

Most of China’s seaborne oil imports flow through the Strait of Malacca, a narrow waterway that links the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026

And by 2031, the market for seaborne coal could be deteriorating. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

China, the world’s largest crude importer, also made a large, orchestrated adjustment that resulted in its seaborne imports’ dropping from over 11 million barrels a day before the war to just over seven million in August. — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

Ending the war in Iran — itself an enormously tall task — will do nothing to end Russia’s diesel export ban, which blocked off 12% of the world’s seaborne diesel supply. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 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