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waterborne

adjective

  1. carried in water
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English -borne English waterborne From water + -borne.

  1. Transported or transmitted by water.
  2. Floating on the water; afloat.