Backwater Definition

băkwôtər, -wŏtər
backwaters
noun
Water held or pushed back by or as if by a dam or current.
American Heritage
Water moved backward or held back by a dam, tide, etc.
Webster's New World
A body of water thus formed.
American Heritage
Stagnant water in a small stream or inlet.
Webster's New World
A place or situation regarded as isolated, stagnant, or backward.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Like a backwater; backward.
Webster's New World
verb
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
Wiktionary

(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Backwater

Noun

Singular:
backwater
Plural:
backwaters

Backwater Sentence Examples

  • Until recently, Estonia was considered an economic backwater.

  • Meshra-er-Rek, the chief station and trading centre of the first European visitors to the country, is on a backwater south of this lake.

  • There are many rapids, caused by reefs of rock running across the bed, or by a sudden fall of from one to several feet, which produce very rough water below the swift glide; but the most dangerous places for navigation are where a point juts out into the stream, and the current, thrown back, causes a violent double backwater.

  • During the occupation, the Island remained a rural backwater.

  • The evidence suggests that the EU is set to become an economic backwater.

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Words Starting With

BBABAC

Words Ending With

RERTER

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Words Starting With B and Ending With R

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With B9 Letter Words Ending With R