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- Dictionarybackwater/ˈbakˌwɔːtə/
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 can mean a part of a river where the water does not flow, or a place that does not change or influence. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations.
- English (US)
BACKWATER meaning: 1. a part of a river where the water does...
- Znaczenie Backwater, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
backwater definicja: 1. a part of a river where the water...
- Simplified
BACKWATER translate: 回水，滞水, 死气沉沉的地方;闭塞的地方. Learn more in the...
- Backwater: Czech Translation
backwater - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...
- Translate to Traditional Chinese
BACKWATER translate: 回水，滯水, 死氣沉沉的地方;閉塞的地方. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
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)
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.
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.
A backwater is a place that is isolated, stagnant, or backward. It can also refer to a body of water connected to a river or held back by a dam, tide, or flood. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and collocations of backwater.
Learn the meaning of backwater as a noun, with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes. Find out how to use backwater to describe a part of a river, a place or a region that is remote or unimportant.
Backwater is a noun that can mean a body of stagnant water, a remote or isolated place, or a rowing stroke. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and translations from various sources.
