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BACKWATER

\bˈakwɔːtə], \bˈakwɔːtə], \b_ˈa_k_w_ɔː_t_ə]\

Definitions of BACKWATER

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Water held back by a dam or weir the body of water thus held back; water thrown back by the turning of a water-wheel, etc.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

n. Water hold back by some obstruction, as a dam ;-water thrown back by the turning of a water or paddle-wheel.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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