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noun
- 1. a part of a river not reached by the current, where the water is stagnant: "the eels inhabit backwaters"
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BACKWATER definition: 1. a part of a river where the water does not flow: 2. a place that does not change because it is…. Learn more.
1. a. : water backed up in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current, or the tide. b. : a body of water (such as an inlet or tributary) that is out of the main current of a larger body. 2. a. : an isolated or backward place or condition. b. : an unpopular or unimportant field (as of study or business) Synonyms. backcountry. backland (s)
1. countable noun. A backwater is a place that is isolated. ...a quiet rural backwater. Synonyms: isolated place, backwoods, remote place, sleepy town More Synonyms of backwater. 2. countable noun.
Backwater is water that’s stagnant and out of the current. It’s a still pool created by a dam or a curve in the river. If a small town is described as backwater, then not much happens or changes there.
1. (Physical Geography) a body of stagnant water connected to a river. 2. water held or driven back, as by a dam, flood, or tide. 3. (Physical Geography) an isolated, backward, or intellectually stagnant place or condition. vb. (Rowing) ( intr) to reverse the direction of a boat, esp to push the oars of a rowing boat.
water held or forced back, as by a dam, flood, or tide. a place or state of stagnant backwardness: This area of the country is a backwater that continues to resist progress. an isolated, peaceful place. a stroke executed by pushing a paddle forward, causing a canoe to move backward. Discover More.
Definition of backwater noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BACKWATER meaning: 1 : a part of a river where the water moves slowly because it is away from the main part of the river; 2 : a quiet place (such as a town or village) where there is little activity, excitement, progress, etc.
a place or state of stagnant backwardness: This area of the country is a backwater that continues to resist progress. an isolated, peaceful place. a stroke executed by pushing a paddle forward, causing a canoe to move backward.
1. A backwater is a place that is isolated. [...] 2. If you refer to a place or institution as a backwater, you think it is not developing properly because it is isolated from ideas and events in other places and institutions. [disapproval] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'backwater' British English: bækwɔːtəʳ American English: bækwɔtər.
