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back water

noun

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of backwater.

  2. To reverse the action of the oars, paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship…

    To reverse the action of the oars, paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship backward.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for back water. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA