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backwater

English

Alternative forms

* back water * back-water

Noun

(en noun)
  • The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
  • (idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
  • * 1978 , National Opera Association - The Opera Journal page 29
    • It's a volume for those who delight in exploring the backwaters of nineteenth-century opera
  • A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water

    • Synonyms

    * jerkwater town, one-horse town, Podunk * See

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
  • (idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.

    • hinterlandampflash

    Not English

    Hinterlandampflash has no English definition. It may be misspelled.