Backwater
noun'bæk,wɔtər
Noun
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”
Type of:Watera place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
“the country is an economic backwater”
Type of:Region
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