1
: borne over or on the sea
a seaborne invasion
2
: carried on by oversea shipping
seaborne trade
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The arrangement has been compared to the Allies' preparations for the D-Day seaborne invasion of Normandy in 1944.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Gulf Coast refiners, who unlike Midwest refiners have access to seaborne cargoes, were likely to have an easier time finding replacements for the Mexican crude oil grades.
—Reuters, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2025
The Pentagon’s Replicator initiative seeks to deploy thousands of unmanned air- and seaborne vehicles.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Last year, Russia's seaborne coal export revenues fell 22 percent to $24.9 billion compared with 2023's $32.2 billion.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Gulf Coast refiners, who unlike Midwest refiners have access to seaborne cargoes, were likely to have an easier time finding replacements for the Mexican crude oil grades.
—Reuters, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2025
The Pentagon’s Replicator initiative seeks to deploy thousands of unmanned air- and seaborne vehicles.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Last year, Russia's seaborne coal export revenues fell 22 percent to $24.9 billion compared with 2023's $32.2 billion.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Seaborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaborne. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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