Australian English Meaning of backwater
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Definitions and Meaning of backwater in English
backwater (n)
a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
backwater (n.)
Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current , or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or across a river bar.
An accumulation of water overflowing the low lands, caused by an obstruction.
Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer.
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Backwater
a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam, a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurr
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backwash => backwash, backwards => backwards, backwardness => backwardness, backwardly => backwards, backwardation => backwardation,