Definitions for backwaterˈbækˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
back•wa•terˈbækˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər(n.)
water held back, as by a dam, flood, or tide.
Category: Hydraulogy
a place of stagnant backwardness.
Origin of backwater:
1350–1400
Princeton's WordNet
backwater(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"
backwater(noun)
a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
"the country is an economic backwater"
Wiktionary
backwater(Noun)
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
backwater(Noun)
A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
backwater(Noun)
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
backwater(Verb)
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
backwater(Verb)
To vacillate on a long-held position.
Webster Dictionary
Backwater(noun)
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
Backwater(noun)
an accumulation of water overflowing the low lands, caused by an obstruction
Backwater(noun)
water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer
Translations for backwater
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
backwater(noun)
a stretch of river not in the main stream.
- systroomAfrikaans

- مِياهٌ تُدْفَعُ إلى الوراءِ بِفِعْلِ سَّدد أو فَيَضانArabic

- застояла водаBulgarian

- riachoPortuguese (BR)

- stojatá vodaCzech

- der SeitenarmGerman

- biflodDanish

- στάσιμα νεράGreek

- brazo de río estancadoSpanish

- jõesoppEstonian

- آب راکدFarsi

- sivujokiFinnish

- bras de décharge, bras mortFrench

- פֶלֶג מָיםHebrew

- अप्रवाही जलHindi

- povlačenje vode od obaleCroatian

- holtágHungarian

- air yang dibendungIndonesian

- straumlaus vík í fljótsbakkaIcelandic

- acqua stagnante, riflussoItalian

- もどり水Japanese

- 역류Korean

- užutekisLithuanian

- attekaLatvian

- air buriMalay

- binnenwaterDutch

- bakevjeNorwegian

- martwa odnogaPolish

- آب راکدPersian

- گندلی اوبهPashto

- riachoPortuguese

- braţ; răstoacăRomanian

- заводьRussian

- stojatá vodaSlovak

- mrtev rokavSlovenian

- ustajala voda na reciSerbian

- bakvatten, bakströmSwedish

- สาขาของแม่น้ำที่แยกออกมาThai

- durgun suTurkish

- 河川某段水流受阻所形成的回水Chinese (Trad.)

- заводьUkrainian

- بند پانی ، بند کھاڑیUrdu

- chỗ đọng nướcVietnamese

- 回流Chinese (Simp.)

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