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backflow

noun

Etymology

From back + flow.

  1. derived from *plōw-✻
  2. inherited from *flōaną✻ — “to flow”
  3. inherited from *flōan✻
  4. inherited from flōwan — “to flow”
  5. inherited from flowen
  6. compounded as backflow — “back + flow”

Definitions

  1. The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal…

    The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.

  2. To flow in the wrong or backward direction.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for backflow. 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