BACKWATER


Meaning of BACKWATER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwȯ-tər, -ˌwä- ]

noun

Date: 1629

1.

a. : water backed up in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current, or the tide

b. : a body of water (as an inlet or tributary) that is out of the main current of a larger body

2.

a. : an isolated or backward place or condition

b. : an unpopular or unimportant field (as of study or business)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.