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Backwater

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Backwaters
possessive
Backwater's
pluralpossessive
Backwaters'