Words Like BACKWATER
We have put together a list of words that are similar to BACKWATER.
2 Alternative Words Similar to backwater
10 definitions of backwater
1
1. Water flowing in from behind.
2
Water thrown back by the turning of a water-wheel or the paddles of steamboats, etc.
3
Water held or forced back, as in a mill-race or in a tributary stream, in consequence of some obstruction, as a dam or flood.
4
An artificial accumulation of water obtained at high tide and reserved in reservoirs, to be discharged at low tide for clearing off deposits in channel-beds and tideways.
5
A creek or arm of the sea which runs parallel to the coast, having only a narrow slip of land between it and the sea, and communicating with the latter by barred entrances.
6
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
7
A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
8
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
9
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
10
To vacillate on a long-held position.