backwater

Meaning of backwater

noun
  1. The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
  2. A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
  3. A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
verb
  1. To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
  2. To vacillate on a long-held position.

Information about backwater

  • The plural form of backwater is: backwaters.
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Hyphenation of backwater

back-wa-ter

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • backwater is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

backwater synonyms

Meaning :

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