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waterborne

[ waw-ter-bawrn, -bohrn, wot-er- ]

adjective

  1. floating or moving on water; supported by water:

    The ship was waterborne ten months after the keel was laid.

  2. transported by ship or boat:

    waterborne commerce.

  3. communicated by water, especially drinking water:

    waterborne diseases.



waterborne

/ ˈɔːəˌɔː /

adjective

  1. floating or travelling on water
  2. (of a disease, etc) transported or transmitted by water
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of waterborne1

First recorded in 1550–60; water + borne 1
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Conceptualized as self-sufficient, self-governing, sea-bound communities, the vision for these waterborne cities was part libertarian utopia, part billionaire’s playground.

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That's because in developing nations like India — where I was born and raised — outbreaks from waterborne diseases like typhoid and cholera are ubiquitous.

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Israel has destroyed around two-thirds of Gaza's water systems, according to UNICEF, forcing children to drink unsafe water and increasing their exposure to sewage and waterborne diseases.

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There are worries about an outbreak of waterborne diseases as most of the city's network of sewers has collapsed, contaminating water sources.

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In its liquid form it is used to treat water supplies and swimming pools to prevent the transmission of waterborne diseases.

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