1
: borne over or on the sea
a seaborne invasion
2
: carried on by oversea shipping
seaborne trade
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Raghunandan said China's total imports of seaborne coal rose 8.6 percent between January and the end of November, but the quantities purchased from Russia fell significantly.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Security services in Puntland, an autonomous region of northern Somalia, fought off a large seaborne assault from al Shabab last March, killing 300 militants and capturing 100 fighters in the process.
—Joshua Meservey, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2016
The increase is attributed to higher seaborne thermal coal pricing.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The wrong conditions could devastate the largest ever seaborne invasion, while any delay risks German intelligence catching on.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Security services in Puntland, an autonomous region of northern Somalia, fought off a large seaborne assault from al Shabab last March, killing 300 militants and capturing 100 fighters in the process.
—Joshua Meservey, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2016
The increase is attributed to higher seaborne thermal coal pricing.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The wrong conditions could devastate the largest ever seaborne invasion, while any delay risks German intelligence catching on.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Seaborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaborne. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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