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Complete Definition of "back water"

English

Alternative spellings
backwater

Noun
en-noun|sg=back water

  1. US|idiom A very remote, rural area.

Verb
infl|en|verb|head=to back water

  1. rfv-sense To back-paddle; to push on the oars when rowing a boat in order to stop it.
  2. rfv-sense idiom|figurative To back-pedal; to reverse a previous opinion or stance.
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