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Definition of Backwater
1. Noun. A body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam. "The bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos"
2. Noun. A place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring. "The country is an economic backwater"
Generic synonyms: Region
Definition of Backwater
1. 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.
Definition of Backwater
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backwater
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