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waterborne

 
Dictionary: wa·ter·borne   ('tər-bôrn', -bōrn', wŏt'ər-) pronunciation

adj.
  1. Floating on or supported by water; afloat.
  2. Transported by water: waterborne freight.
  3. Transmitted in water: waterborne disease-causing microorganisms.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: transported by water

Meaning #2: supported by water


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sendt ad søvejen, vandbåren

Français (French)
adj. - (Biol, Méd) d'origine hydrique, (Transp) transporté par voie d'eau, (Naut) à flot

Deutsch (German)
adj. - auf dem Wasserweg befördert, durch Wasser übertragen, flott

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μεταφερόμενος ή διαδιδόμενος σε νερό, πλωτός

Italiano (Italian)
per via idrica

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - transportado pela água

Русский (Russian)
перевозимый по воде, плавающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - marítimo, fluvial, flotante, transportado por barco, propagado por el agua (enfermedad)

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - transporterad sjövägen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
浮于水上的, 漂流的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 浮於水上的, 漂流的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 물 위에 뜨는, 수상 수송의, (전염병이) 음료수 매개의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 水上に浮かぶ, 水上輸送の, 飲料水を媒介とする

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מובל בדרך הים, מועבר דרך מים‬


 
 

 

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