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English to English noun
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a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam |  | Example: the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos
source: wordnet30
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a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring | | Example: the country is an economic backwater
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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