waterborne

  • 1Waterborne — is a 2005 independent film by Indian American film maker Ben Rekhi about the fates of three different groups of people after a terrorist attack pollutes the water supply of Los Angeles, resulting in a severe water shortage. It stars Christopher… …

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  • 2waterborne — [wôt′ərbôrn΄, wät′ərbôrn΄] adj. floating on or carried by water …

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  • 3waterborne — /waw teuhr bawrn , bohrn , wot euhr /, adj. 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, esp.… …

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  • 4waterborne — wa|ter|borne [ˈwo:təbo:n US ˈwo:tərbo:rn, ˈwa: ] adj spread or carried by water →↑airborne waterborne disease/illness etc ▪ waterborne diseases such as cholera ▪ waterborne traffic …

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  • 5waterborne — adjective Date: circa 1559 supported, carried, or transmitted by water < waterborne commerce > < waterborne diseases > …

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  • 6waterborne — wa•ter•borne [[t]ˈwɔ tərˌbɔrn, ˌboʊrn, ˈwɒt ər [/t]] adj. 1) supported by water 2) transported by ship or boat: waterborne commerce[/ex] 3) communicated by water, esp. drinking water: waterborne diseases[/ex] …

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  • 7waterborne — adjective 1. transported by water waterborne freight • Similar to: ↑mobile 2. supported by water waterborne craft • Similar to: ↑afloat …

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  • 8waterborne — wa·ter·borne wȯt ər .bō(ə)rn, wät , .bȯ(ə)rn adj carried or transmitted by water and esp. by drinking water &LT;waterborne diseases&GT; …

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  • 9waterborne — adj. Waterborne is used with these nouns: ↑disease …

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  • 10waterborne — wa|ter|borne [ wɔtər,bɔrn ] adjective a waterborne disease is spread through water …

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