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backwater

/'bæk,wɔtər/

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noun
a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
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"the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos"

type of:
body of water water
noun
a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
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"the country is an economic backwater"

type of:
region

Examples of backwater

"the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos"
"the country is an economic backwater"