backwater
sustantivo C2En español: pueblucho, villorrio, poblacho
- The water held back by a dam or other obstruction.
- A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place. · Near-synonyms: (place) jerkwater town, one-horse town, Podunk; see also Thesaurus:remote place· an academic backwater
- A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
- Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
Plural backwaters
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In half an hour we had reached Pitt Street, a quiet little backwater just beside one of the briskest currents of London life.
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