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WATERBORNE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does waterborne mean?
• WATERBORNE (adjective)
The adjective WATERBORNE has 2 senses:
1. transported by water
2. supported by water
Familiarity information: WATERBORNE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Transported by water
Context example:
waterborne freight
Similar:
mobile (moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Supported by water
Context example:
waterborne craft
Similar:
afloat (borne on the water; floating)
Context examples
However, the system would struggle with dangerous chemical pollution, like heavy metals and the more resistant waterborne pathogens such as cholera and salmonella
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