backwater (redirected from Backwaters)

back·wa·ter  (bkwôtr, -wtr)

n.

1.

a. Water held or pushed back by or as if by a dam or current.

b. A body of water thus formed.

2. A place or situation regarded as isolated, stagnant, or backward: "The running of family fortunes has always been a backwateralbeit a lucrative oneof the investment management business" (Business Week).

3. A rowing or paddling stroke in which the oar or paddle is pushed forward, used to check a boat's forward motion or move it backward.

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backwater [ˈbækˌwɔːtə]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a body of stagnant water connected to a river

2. water held or driven back, as by a dam, flood, or tide

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) an isolated, backward, or intellectually stagnant place or condition

vb back water

(Team Sports / Rowing) (intr) to reverse the direction of a boat, esp to push the oars of a rowing boat

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	backwater - a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos" body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
	2.	backwater - a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring; "the country is an economic backwater" region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"

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backwater

noun isolated place, backwoods, remote place, sleepy town, secluded spot a quiet rural backwater

Translations

backwater [ˈbækwɔːtəʳ] N

1. [of river] → remanso m

2. (fig) → lugar m atrasado

backwater [ˈbækwɔːtə^r] n

(= backward place) → coin m perdu
to be a cultural backwater → être un désert culturel
to be an economic backwater → être en retard économiquement

(= peaceful place) → coin m reculé, coin m tranquille

backwater [ˈbækˌwɔːtəʳ] n → acqua stagnante (fig) (pej) → buco, angolo sperduto
this town is a cultural backwater → questa città è culturalmente arretrata