n. | 1. | 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. |
2. | An accumulation of water overflowing the low lands, caused by an obstruction. | |
3. | Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer. |
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2. | backwater - any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress |