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
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

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