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(1):

(n.) Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current , or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or across a river bar.

(2):

(n.) Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer.

(3):

(n.) An accumulation of water overflowing the low lands, caused by an obstruction.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Backwater'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/backwater.html. 1828.
 
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