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Marsh vs Backwater - What's the difference?

marsh | backwater |

As a proper noun marsh

is for someone living by a (marsh).

As a noun backwater is

the water held back by a dam or other obstruction.

As a verb backwater is

to row or paddle a backwater stroke.

marsh

English

Noun

(es)
  • An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass.

    • Coordinate terms

    * bog * moor * swamp

    Derived terms

    * marsh deer

    See also

    * marshmallow * slack

    References

    * Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese (in collaborazione con Oxford University Press) . Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003. . Online version here

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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.