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backwater::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | body of water, water |
the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos.
backwater::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | region |
the country is an economic backwater.
Examples of backwater
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Again, their passion and skill seemed out of place in this hot, dusty backwater.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Suddenly, what was once a quiet backwater of physics has become a raging debate.
From the newscientist.com
He is living in a threatened backwater of the only country he can call his own.
From the theatlantic.com
The new backwater will average about 7 feet deep, depending on the river level.
From the omaha.com
Commerce is typically a backwater cabinet post far from the action on anything.
From the theatlantic.com
I might expect this attitude from some backwater college, but not from Harvard.
From the psychcentral.com
I am not suggesting for one second that Tampa is some kind of cultural backwater.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Mortgage servicing departments have long been a glamourless backwater of banking.
From the stltoday.com
A valuable service given the backwater nature of the town I lived in at the time.
From the guardian.co.uk
- 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"
- A place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring; "the country is an economic backwater"
- Before and After Science is the fifth studio album by British musician Brian Eno. Produced by Eno and Rhett Davies, it was originally released by Polydor Records in December 1977. Unlike Eno's previous albums which were written and recorded quickly, the album took over two years to complete. ...
- Joan Bauer, born July 12, 1951 in River Forest, Illinois, is an award-winning author of young adult literature currently living in Brooklyn. ...
- A backwater is a part of a river in which there is little or no current. It refers either to a branch of a main river which lies alongside it and then rejoins it or to a body of water in a main river which is backed up by an obstruction such as the tide or a dam.
- "Backwater" is a song recorded by the Meat Puppets. It was released as the first single from the group's album Too High to Die. The single was released in three versions: one promo CDS and two singles. It is the Meat Puppets most successful single. ...
- (Backwaters (Tony Rice album)) Backwaters is an album by American guitarist Tony Rice, released in 1982. It is credited to The Tony Rice Unit.
- The water held back by a dam or other obstruction; A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water; To row or paddle a backwater stroke; To vacillate on a long-held position
- (Backwaters) are the accumulation of Sea Water at the sea beach during the to-fro motion of sea-waves in the form of lagoons, esturies etc. Today, Kerala Backwaters has become the most exciting tourist spot in India.
