Found 2 items, similar to backwater.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: backwater backwater n 1: 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” 2: any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress
English → English (gcide) Definition: Backwater Backwater \Back"wa`ter\, n. [Back, a. or adv. + -water. ] 1. Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current, or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or across a river bar. [1913 Webster] 2. An accumulation of water overflowing the low lands, caused by an obstruction. [1913 Webster] 3. Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer. [1913 Webster]