1
: borne over or on the sea
a seaborne invasion
2
: carried on by oversea shipping
seaborne trade
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But what’s happening today is warning that tougher environment controls and heavy reliance on a single major supplier of seaborne material is introducing a fresh layer of risk in the aluminium supply chain.
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Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend trying to cross the English Channel.
—Jill Lawless and Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
The wrong conditions could devastate the largest ever seaborne invasion, while any delay risks German intelligence catching on.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
The mission’s Falcon 9 booster landed safely on a seaborne pad.
—Joey Roulette and Gerry Doyle, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2024
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Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend trying to cross the English Channel.
—Jill Lawless and Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
The wrong conditions could devastate the largest ever seaborne invasion, while any delay risks German intelligence catching on.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
The mission’s Falcon 9 booster landed safely on a seaborne pad.
—Joey Roulette and Gerry Doyle, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Seaborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaborne. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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