From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwaterbornewa‧ter‧borne /ˈwɔːtəbɔːn $ ˈwɒːtərbɔːrn, ˈwɑː-/ adjective TTWspread or carried by water → airbornewaterborne disease/illness etc waterborne diseases such as cholera waterborne traffic
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waterborne• They include a new way of controlling waterborne diseases, and of administering drugs to people with chronic diseases.• The crew had been busy running cargo and vehicles on a waterborne Main Supply Route until just after midnight.• Ken looked like a waterborne Tarzan, swinging through the air from wave to wave.waterborne disease/illness etc• They include a new way of controlling waterborne diseases, and of administering drugs to people with chronic diseases. 