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backwater::noun | Spocien Dictionary

backwater

/'bæk,wɔtər/

a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam

Type	Words
Type of	body of water, water

the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos.

backwater

/'bæk,wɔtər/

a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring

Type	Words
Type of	region

the country is an economic backwater.